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Mohammad Salimi

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Mohammad Salimi
Commander in Chief Mohammad Salimi.jpg
Born (1937-02-02)February 2, 1937
Mashhad, Iran
Died January 30, 2016(2016-01-30) (aged 78)
Tehran, Iran
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch IRI.Army Ground Force Seal.svg Ground Forces (1955−1981)
IRI-MOD.svg Ministry of Defense (1981−1985)
Seal of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg Joint Staff (2000−2005)
Years of service 1955–2005
Rank Sarlashgar.png Major General
Commands held Defence Minister (1981–1984)
Commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War
Awards Order of Nasr.png Order of Nasr (1st class)

Mohammad Salimi (Persian: محمد سلیمی‎‎; February 2, 1937 – January 30, 2016) was the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.

Salimi was born in Mashhad in 1937.

Salimi was the defense minister in the cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, replacing Javad Fakoori. He was in office from 1981 to August 1984. He was succeeded by Mohammad Hossein Jalali as defense minister.

Although Salimi retired, he was appointed commander-in-chief in May 2000, replacing Ali Shahbazi. Salimi resigned from office in September 2005. He was succeeded by Major General Ataollah Salehi as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army. Then Salimi was named as Ali Khamenei's military advisor on the same date.


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