Order of Fath
| Fath Medal | |
|---|---|
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All grades of Order of Fath | |
| Awarded by Commander-in-chief Supreme Leader of Iran | |
| Country |
 Iran |
| Type | Decoration |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | September 27, 1989[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent |
Fath grade 1 Fath grade 2 Fath grade 3 |
   Ribbon of the medal | |
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Fath Medal (Persian: نشان فتح, meaning Victory Medal) is a military award of the Iranian armed forces which is awarded by Commander-in-chief, Supreme Leader of Iran.[1] The medal is the likeness of three Palm leaves over Khorramshahr's grand mosque (as a symbol of resistance), Flag of Iran and the word "Fath".[1]
The medals appear to be issued in three classes: the 1st class to senior commanders; the 2nd Class to Colonels and Brigadiers; and the 3rd Class to Lieutenant Colonels and below.[2]
Recipients
First recipients: 1989
The first Medals were awarded after Iran-Iraq war on September 27, 1989. the first 3 first grade medals went to:
- Hossein Fahmideh, 13-year-old volunteer soldier of Basij (KIA)
- Mohsen Rezaei, commander of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
- Ali Sayyad Shirazi, commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Alongside them, 21 people received 2nd degree and 29 people received 3rd degree medal.[1]
1990
On February 4, 1990, a total of 210 men received the medal. Some of the recipients in the ceremony include:[1]
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
- Abbas Babaei (KIA, 2nd grade)
- Jalil Zandi (2nd grade)
- Mansour Sattari (2nd grade)
- Mohammad Daneshpour (2nd Grade)
- Masoud Monfared-Niaki (KIA, 2nd grade)
- Mostafa Ardestani (KIA, 2nd grade)
Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
- Ebrahim Hemmat (KIA, 2nd grade)
- Mehdi Bakeri (KIA, 2nd grade)
- Hossein Kharrazi (KIA, 2nd grade)
- Ali Shamkhani (2nd grade)
- Yahya Rahim Safavi (2nd grade)
- Aziz Jafari (3rd grade)
- Qasem Soleimani (3rd grade)
- Ahmad Kazemi (3rd grade)
2016
Ali Fadavi, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, 1st grade
Other famous recipients
- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1st grade)
- Hassan Rouhani (2nd grade)
- Mohammad Pakpour (1st grade)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Poursafa, Mahdi (January 20, 2014). گزارش فارس از تاریخچه نشانهای نظامی ایران، از «اقدس» تا «فتح»؛ مدالهایی که بر سینه سرداران ایرانی نشسته است [From "Aghdas" to "Fath": Medals resting on the chest of Iranian Serdars]. Fars News (in Persian). Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ AWARDS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
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