Hamid Taqavi
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Shahid Hamid Taqavi |
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| Native name | حمید تقوی |
| Birth name | Hamid Taqavi |
| Nickname(s) | Haj Hamid |
| Born | 1955 Ahvaz, Iran |
| Died | 28 December 2014 (aged 55) Samarra, Iraq |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
 Revolutionary Guards
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| Years of service | 1980–2014 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | Quds Force |
| Commands held | Ramazan Headquarters |
| Battles/wars | |
Hamid Taqavi (Persian: حمید تقوی; 1955 – 28 December 2014) was a Brigadier General in the Iranian Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and a commander in Quds Force.
A veteran of Iran–Iraq war, he was reportedly killed in late 2014 by an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sniper while on “an advisory mission” in Iranian-led intervention against ISIL.
He joined Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution immediately after the start of Iran–Iraq war in 1980 and recruited forces from Dasht-e Azadegan, forming a Military Intelligence Unit in Susangerd. He fought in some important operations, including Operation Kheibar and Operation Dawn 8, where his father and brother were killed respectively. During the war, he was promoted to “Ramazan Headquarters” command.
According to Badr Organization head Hadi al-Amiri, he “was present in most of the important battles against ISIL and played a key role in Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar”.
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