Hossein Dehghan
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Sardar Hossein Dehghan |
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Dehghan in November 2015
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| Minister of Defense | |
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Assumed office 15 August 2013 |
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| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Vahidi |
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Vice President of Iran Head of Martyrs Foundation |
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In office 8 May 2004 – 17 July 2009 |
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| President |
Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Masoud Zaribafan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hossein Dehghani Poudeh 2 March 1957 Pudeh, Isfahan Province, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Occupation | Military person |
| Profession | Metallurgical Engineer, University professor |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards |
 Order of Courage (1st class)
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| Signature |  |
| Website | Governmental website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch | Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution |
| Years of service | 1979–2004 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | Aerospace Force |
| Battles/wars |
Iran-Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War South Lebanon conflict |
Hossein Dehghan (Persian: حسین دهقان; born 2 March 1957) is a former IRGC air force officer with the rank of brigadier general and the current minister of defense of Iran. He was designated for the position by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 and confirmed by the parliament on 15 August.
Dehghan was born in a village near Shahreza, called Pudeh, Dehaqan County, Isfahan province, in 1957. He received a PhD in management from the University of Tehran.
Dehghan served as a commander in the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and in its air force. He left his hometown for Tehran and joined the IRGC shortly after the Iranian revolution in 1979. His posts at the IRGC include commander of IRGC of Tehran (1980-1982), Isfahan, and Syria and Lebanon (1982-1983),- he was one of the men responsible for the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, - and general manager of the IRGC's Cooperatives Foundation (1996).
During the Iran-Iraq war, he was among leading and decision-making commanders of the IRGC along with Mohsen Rezaee, Rahim Safavi and Ali Shamkhani. In Syria and Lebanon he was the commander of the training corps of the IRGC. He was named the IRGC's air force deputy commander in 1986 and became its commander in April 1990. His tenure lasted until 1992 and he was replaced by Mohammad Hossein Jalali in the post. Dehghan was named deputy chief of the IRGC Joint Staff in 1992. He later was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
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