Mohsen Vezvaei

Mohsen Vezvaei
deputy of the brigade Mohammad Rasull Allah of

Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution[1]

Personal details
Born July 29, 1960
Tehran, Iran
Died April 30, 1982
Khuzestan Province, Iran
Resting place Behesht-e Zahra, Tehran
Nationality Iranian
Religion Islam
Military service
Allegiance Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Service/branch Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars Imposed War

General Mohsen Vezvaei ( Persian: محسن وزوایی ; 29 July 1960 – 30 April 1982 ) was an officer of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution who was killed during Iran-Iraq War in Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas. He was also involved in street protesting against Shah of Iran, and later the in 1978 Iranian hostage crisis.

Early life

Vezvaei was born in 1960 in Tehran. In 1976 he was admitted in sharif University in chemical engineering. Before the Islamic Revolution he entered opposition groups by his father. During the Iran-Iraq war he became one of the prominent commanders of IRGC. He was killed in Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas and was buried in Behesht-e Zahra,Tehran.[2][3]

Vezvaei was born in 1960 in Tehran. He won third place in Iranian University Entrance Exam and was admitted by sharif University in chemical engineering in 1976. His father was associated with Abol-Ghasem Kashani and had political activities and always resisted against Pahlavi dynasty, so Vezvaei entered opposition groups by his father.[3][4]

Iranian Revolution

By establishment of Anjoman-e Eslami in Sharif University, he joined it and after a while he became the head of opposition groups in the university. He actively participate in anti-regime protests. He also participated in armed conflict and helped in the occupation of Eshratabad and Jamshidieh garrisons. After the victory of the Islamic Revolution he was a member of Jahad-e Sazandegi and went to Lorestan Province to serve. He was a member of Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, an Iranian student group that occupied the U.S. embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979. This occupation caused the hostage crisis where 52 American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days. He was the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line's translator and did interviews with foreign media.[5][6][7][8][9]

Zdf channel's interview with Vezvaei

The following is a part of Zdf channel's interview with Vezvaei:

We also are familiar with the laws and diplomatic affairs,We know the safety of diplomats in foreign countries.Furthermore,our islamic laws Recommend us to deal appropriately with guests,but unfortunately here was not an embassy,and these men were not diplomat, Maybe you do not believe but after six month of revolution we found that the most of Plots were started from here. ....and its my question,if here is an embassy why such these complex systems of surveillance and intelligence have been installed here and they have destroyed large amount of documents by Shredders.[10]

Iran-Iraq War

In 1979 with the establishment of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution he joined this institution and was appointed as commander of the Army Signal Corps and then the supervisor of Army Intelligence Unit.[11]

When the Iran-Iraq War began he deployed to the front line, serving in the Bazi Deraz Mountains.[12][13] He also participate in operations like Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas and Operation Before the Dawn. Vezvaei and his companions could capture 350 member of Iraqi Commando Battalion when their numbers were low.[14] He was wounded multiple times in the war.[3]

Death

Vezvaei was killed in battle front in 1982 when he was 'at age 22'.[3]

He once said: "if you found my corpse,throw it over mines...maybe at least my corpse helps islamic government."[15]

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