Ali Tajalaei | |
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Operations and Deputy Commander of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Dehlaviyeh & Susangerd combat |
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Personal details | |
Born | July 25, 1959 Tabriz, Iran |
Died | March 16, 1985 Tigris river, Iraq |
Resting place | his corpse has not been found |
Nationality | Iranian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Service/branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars |
Soviet–Afghan War
Iran-Iraq War
General Ali Tajaleei (Persian: علی تجلایی; July 1959 – March 1985) was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. During the Iranian revolution he actively participate in protests against the Shah regime.also he was sent to Afghanistan in order to help the Afghan people against Soviet Union aggression.he was one of the commander of IRGC in Iran-Iraq War.
Ali Tajaleei was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province in 1959. He studied math in Tarbiat High School. When he was a teenager, he was summoned by SAVAK because he refused to join the Rastakhiz Party. He actively participated in protests against the Shah's regime and printed and distributed Imam Khomeini's flyers.
After the 19179 revolution and establishment of IRGC, he joined to this force in 1980. He was trained by Mohsen Cherik and started military training in Seyyed-o-shohada garrison.he was a very hard and tough trainer and he said to soldiers ((....i'm responsible for your blood)).and because of this,he was called ALI RAGBAR. after a while he was sent to Kurdistan to fought against counter-revolutionary.
In January 1980, Afghanistan was attacked by the Red Army of the Soviet Union. All the people of Afghanistan got to gather to resist. Iran and other Islamic countries condemned this aggression. In this situation, Tajaleei and several companions were commissioned to go to Afghanistan,helping the Afghan people against the Red army. He trained 300 Afghans who had high scientific level. On his initiative, at many points in the country, demonstrations against America was organized. Tajaleei and his companions were in Afghanistan for 4 month and came back to Iran by starting of Iran-Iraq War.