IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major Salami Martyred in Israeli Strike on Tehran
Iran, PUREWILAYAH.COM — According to the defense correspondent of Tasnim News Agency, Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was martyred in a terrorist attack carried out by the Zionist regime on the Iranian capital, Tehran, early Friday morning.
At dawn today, the Zionist regime launched an aerial assault on Tehran and several other regions of Iran. The aggression led to the martyrdom of several prominent national figures, including General Salami.
Early Life and Military Ascension of General Salami
Major General Hossein Salami was born in the year 1339 in the village of Vanshan, a part of Golpayegan County in Isfahan Province.
In 1357 (1979), coinciding with the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he was admitted to the Iran University of Science and Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering.
However, with the outbreak of the Sacred Defense (Iran–Iraq War) and the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, he chose to join the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
After the war, he completed his studies at the IRGC’s Command and Staff College and earned a master’s degree in Defense Management. Alongside teaching at the IRGC Command and Staff College, he also graduated from the Iran University of Science and Technology. Later, he became a faculty member at the Supreme National Defense University.
Role in the Sacred Defense and Strategic Military Leadership
During the Sacred Defense, General Salami joined the IRGC in Isfahan, where he held various combat and command responsibilities in the Kurdistan region and on the southern front, fighting alongside Islamic combatants. His main activities during the war were with the Karbala Division, the 14th Imam Hussein Division of Isfahan, and Naval Operations Headquarters Nuh.
Following the war, from 1371 to 1376 (1992–1997), he served as Commander of the Command and Staff College (DAFOOS). From 1376 to 1384 (1997–2005), he was Deputy of Operations at the IRGC Joint Staff. From 1384 to 12 Mehr 1388 (2005–2009), he commanded the IRGC Aerospace Force, and later served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC while remaining active as a faculty member at the Supreme National Defense University.
Command of the IRGC and Martyrdom in Line of Duty
In Ordibehesht 1398 (May 2019), he was officially appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a post he held until his martyrdom during the latest Zionist aggression.