Qassem Suleimani

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Qassem Suleimani
Born March 11, 1957[1]
Place of birth Qom, Iran[1]
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Rank Brigadier General
Commands held Quds Force

Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani (born March 11, 1957) is the commmander of Quds Force, a division of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He is listed by the United States as a terrorist, which forbids U.S. citizens from doing business with him.[2][1] In March 2007, he was included on a list of Iranian individuals targeted with sanctions in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747.[3] Suleimani helped arrange a ceasefire between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army in March 2008.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism. United States Department of State (October 25, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "Iranian who brokered Iraqi peace is on U.S. terrorist watch list", McClatchy Newspapers, March 31, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. 
  3. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747. United Nations (24 March 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.