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Mohammad-Ali Rahmani
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Revolutionary Guards
Law Enforcement
Years of service1984–1990; 1991–2005
Commands held Basij
Ideological−Political Organization
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War

Mohammad-Ali Rahmani ( Persian: محمدعلی رحمانی) is an Iranian Shi'a cleric and politician. He was appointed as head of Basij on 16 February 1984 by Mohsen Rezaei [1] and served in the capacity until January 1990. [2]

Rahmani is a member of Association of Combatant Clerics. [2]

References

  1. ^ Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN  0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
  2. ^ a b Golkar, Saeid (2015). Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran. Washington D.C.: Columbia University Press. pp. 15, 18.