Amir-Ali Hajizadeh

Amir Ali Hajizadeh (Persian: امیرعلی حاجی‌زاده‎; born 28 February 1962 in Tehran)[1] is commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since October 2009.[2][3]

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Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Hajizadeh in 2020
Born (1962-02-28) 28 February 1962
AllegianceIran
Service/branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Years of service1981–present
RankBrigadier General
Commands heldAerospace Force

During Eghtedar-e Velayat war game, on 8 March 2016, Hajizadeh said: "the reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km is to be able to hit our enemies from a safe distance."[4]

On January 11, 2020 with Iran's admission of mistakenly shooting down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by his forces after 3 days of lying, General Hajizadeh reportedly accepted personal responsibility, and said he had wished death upon himself when he learned that his forces had been responsible for the disaster.[5][6]But he never resigned or forced to resign for such big mistake and still have his position.

U.S. sanctions

On 24 June 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him, freezing any of his U.S. assets and banning U.S. persons from doing business with him.[7]

References
  1. Sardar-Hajizadeh tabnak.ir Retrieved 22 June 2020
  2. WINER, STUART (3 February 2015). "Iran boasts of rocket aid to Palestinians, Hezbollah". The Time of Israel. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. "Enemies seek to sabotage missile program: IRGC". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. Sharafedin, Bozorgmehr (9 March 2016). "Despite Threat Of Sanctions, Iran Tests Missiles Marked With The Phrase 'Israel Must Be Wiped Out'". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. "Iran's Aerospace Force Commander Accepts Personal Responsibility For Downing Airliner". Radio Farda. January 11, 2020.
  6. Troianovski, Anton; Kramer, Andrew E.; Fassihi, Farnaz (2020-01-11). "Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  7. "Issuance of Executive Order of June 24, 2019, "Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran;" Iran-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
Military offices
Preceded by
Hossein Salami		 Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force
4 October 2009 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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