Hossein Hamadani

Sardar Sartip Pasdar Hossein Hamadani
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Native name	حسین همدانی
Born	(1951-01-01)January 1, 1951 Abadan, Iran
Died	Alleppo, Syria
Buried	Hamedan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	IRGC
Years of service	1970–2015
Rank	Major General
Unit	Quds Force
Commands held	Ansarolhossein Division of Hamadan Rassoulollah Corps (2009–2014)
Battles/wars	1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Iran-Iraq War Operation Before the Dawn Operation Mersad 2009–2010 Iranian election protests Syrian Civil War †
Awards	Order of Fath (2 times)

Major General Hossein Hamadani, also spelled Hamedani (Persian: حسین همدانی‎‎; January 1, 1951 – October 7, 2015), was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander.

Biography

Hamadani was born in Abadan, Iran. His parents were originally from Hamadan.

Hamadani first rose to prominence during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and the Iran-Iraq War, where he helped suppress the Communist rebellion in Iranian Kurdistan. Mohammad Ali Jafari appointed him as Deputy Commander of the IRGC in 2005, and together they planned how to deal with any attempted "velvet revolution" in Iran. Hamadani subsequently helped to suppress the 2009 election protests in Iran. He had been head of the IRGC’s Rassoulollah Corps in charge of Greater Tehran from November 2009 until January 2014, and had been subject to international sanctions since 14 April 2011.

Hamadani had released three books

• Moonlight of Khayyen (مهتاب خین)), narrating the Iranian Revolution, conflicts in Kordestan, and the Iran-Iraq war.
• Conquerors of Khorramshahr (فاتحان خرمشهر), narrating the Liberation of Khorramshahr.
• Brother, It's Duty (تکلیف است برادر), an autobiography.

Hamadani also served in Syria as both an advisor to the Syrian army during the Syrian Civil War and as overseer for Quds Force operations in support of the Syrian government.

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Corpse of Hossein Hamedani

Hamadani was killed in an alleged Islamic State attack in Aleppo, Syria on 7 October 2015.