Yahya Rahim Safavi
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Sardar Yahya Rahim Safavi |
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| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) Isfahan, Iran |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch |
 IRGC Ground Forces
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| Years of service | 21 March 1979–present |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit | Artillery |
| Commands held |
2nd Artillery Brigade AGIR |
| Battles/wars |
Iran–Iraq War War on Terrorism (2001 uprising in Herat) |
| Awards | Fajr Medal 2nd grade Fath Medal
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Yahya Rahim Safavi (Persian: یحیى رحیم صفوی , born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Sepah from 1 September 1997 until 1 September 2007.
Safavi was born on 1952 to an Iranian Azeri family. in a village in Isfahan.
Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War. During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban.
He served as the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997.
He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of AGIR on 1 September 2007. Then he was appointed the Supreme Leader Ali Khameini's special advisor.
On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was listed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 asking for his assets (among others') to be frozen because of alleged involvements in Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
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