Abbas Mohtaj

Abbas Mohtaj (Persian: عباس محتاج) is an Iranian military officer and politician.


Abbas Mohtaj
Abbas Mohtaj in 2019
AllegianceIran
Service/branchRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–2005; 2013–2016
RankCommodore
Commands heldIslamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Governor of Qom Province
In office
11 November 2005  17 March 2008
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byHamid Tahayi
Succeeded byMohammad Ardakani

He served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during Iran–Iraq War and was moved to the Islamic Republic of Iran Army after the war, holding office as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy between 1997 and 2005. Mohtaj was a government official in the administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009, serving as a governor[1] and then a vice minister.[2]

Military career

Mohtaj was deputy chairman of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Guards from 1988 to 1989. He was appointed as the deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Revolutionary Guards under Mostafa Izadi in 1989.[3] When Ali Shamkhani held office as the commander of Iran's regular Navy and Navy of the Revolutionary Guards simultaneously, Mohtaj was his deputy in the former maritime forces since October 1990[4] and succeeded Shamkhani as the commander of that military branch in 1997.[5]

References

  1. Golnaz Esfandiari (16 February 2006), "Iran: Qom Authorities Crack Down On Sufis", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 30 March 2018
  2. Michael Rubin; Ali Alfoneh (7 May 2008), "Iran News Round Up", National Review, retrieved 30 March 2018
  3. James Bruce (1989), "Iran Strengthens Guards with Leader Reshuffle", Jane's Defence Weekly, 12: 703
  4. Anthony H. Cordesman (1999), Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 187, ISBN 0-275-96529-5
  5. Kenneth Pollack (1 October 1997), Shaking Up the High Command (Policywatch), The Washington Institute, retrieved 30 March 2018
Military offices
Preceded by
Reza Khorram-Tousi
Chairman of Artesh Cooperation Bonyad
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Büyük Abbaszadeh
Preceded by
Ali Shamkhani
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
1997–2005
Succeeded by
Sajjad Kouchaki
Preceded by
Unknown
Deputy Commander of Artesh Navy
1990–1997
Succeeded by
Unknown
Deputy Commander of IRGC Ground Force
1989–1990
Deputy Chairman of IRGC General Staff
1988–1989
Government offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Vice Minister of Interior for Security
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Ali Abdollahi
Preceded by
Hamid Tahayi
Governor of Qom Province
2005–2008
Succeeded by
Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani


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