Mohammad Boroujerdi
| Mohammad Boroujerdi (محمد بروجردی) | |
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| Nickname(s) | Kurdistan Messiah (مسیح کردستان) |
| Born | 1955.svg){kind=small} Lorestan, Iran
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| Died | 1983 (28) Kurdistan, Iran
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| Allegiance |
Islamic republic of Iran
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| Years of service | 1978 - 1983 |
| Rank |
Major General (Persian: سرلشکر) |
| Commands held | IRGC |
| Battles/wars |
Iran–Iraq War Operation Tarigh ol-Qods Operation Fath-ol-Mobeen |
Major General (Persian: سرلشکر) Mohammad Boroujerdi (Persian: محمد بروجردی),M (1955 - May 1983) was an Iranian soldier: one of the founders of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (AGIR or Revolutionary Guard); and a commander in Iran-Iraq War. He played key roles in regaining control over the territories of Kurdistan by Iranian forces.
Boroujerdi was born in "Darreh Gorg" village of Borujerd County to farmer parents. The name of the town was renamed after him then. The family inhabited in Tehran several years after the death of the father. He worked as a tailor and studied at nightly schools. Boroujerdi began to attend Quranic and theological courses at 14 years old. He married at 17.
Boroujerdi came into connect with "Islamic Coalition Party" before Iranian Revolution and was participating in their clandestine political and religious study groups. Boroujerdi faced mandatory military service, however he deserted and fled to Iran-Iraq border to meet Ruhollah Khomeini in Iraq. After capturing by SAVAK and confining for six months, he was forced to finish the military service. His mother narrates that she has seen them beating him during the imprisonment. A comrade, "Hemmat" related of his discord with PMOI members in prison, on him bound up with Fatwā. After the military service he restarted his political activities by contacting revolutionaries like Mahdi Iraqi; and replicating statements and audio cassettes of Khomeini in his home for publicization. He believed in armed struggle against Pahlavis, so he left to Syria in 1977 and contacted Musa al-Sadr and Mohammad Montazeri. Boroujerdi improved his military and partisan skills at the camps of Amal Movement. He left Syria to Lebanon and was acquainted with Mostafa Chamran. After the first major demonstrations to overthrow the Shah in January 1978, he led some guerrilla warfares against the monarchy in Iran.
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