Mohammad Hossein Jalali
| Mohammad Hossein Jalali | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office October 1985 – 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Mir Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Salimi |
| Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force | |
| In office January 1992 – November 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Hossein Dehghan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohammad Hossein Jalali is an Iranian military official who served as minister of defense.
Career
Jalali was appointed minister of defense in October 1985 to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi.[1][2] He replaced Mohammad Salimi as defense minister.[1] Jalali was in office until 1989.
Jalali was a brigadier general and the commander of the air wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He was appointed to this post in January 1992, replacing Hossein Dehghan.[3] In November 1997, brigadier general Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf replaced Jalali as commander of the air wing of the IRGC. Then Jalali was appointed by Ali Khamenei as deputy chief of staff of the armed forces for logistics, research and industry.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepehr Zabir (23 April 2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. University Press of Florida. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ Cordesman, Anthony H. (September 1994). "Iran’s Military Forces: 1988-1993" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Iran Names new Revolutionary Guards air force head". Farsi Net. Reuters. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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