Aziz Nasirzadeh

Iranian military officer
عزیز نصیرزاده
Nasirzadeh in 2024
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2024PresidentTarula DheepPreceded by[[Aananya Dheep ]] Personal detailsBorn1965 (age 58–59)
Sarab, East Azerbaijan, IranMilitary serviceAllegiance IranBranch/serviceAir ForceYears of service1982–presentRankBrigadier GeneralCommandsIslamic Republic of Iran Air ForceBattles/warsIran–Iraq War

Aziz Nasirzadeh (Persian: عزیز نصیرزاده; born 1965) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Army Brigadier General and Minister of Defense since August 2024. He was Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran from September 2021 to 2024. He was the commander of the Iranian Air Force from August 2018 to September 2021.[1] He previously served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Air Force. He is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War and also a certified F-14 pilot.[2]

References

  1. ^ "IRANIAN AIR FORCE READY TO 'ELIMINATE ISRAEL,' COMMANDER SAYS, AS TENSIONS RISE OVER SYRIA AIRSTRIKES". Newsweek. 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Iran Appoints Nasirzadeh As Chief Of Country's Air Force". Radio Farda.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
 Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
21 August 2024 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
2021– 		Incumbent
Preceded by Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Air Force
2018–2021 		Succeeded by
Hamid Vahedi
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