| Birth Name |
Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi |
| Profession |
Military Officer |
| Physical Stats |
| Height (approx.) |
5′ 10″ (178 cm) |
| Eye Colour |
Black |
| Hair Colour |
Grey |
| Military Career |
| Service/Branch |
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) |
| Service Years |
1979-2025 |
| Rank |
Major General |
| Commands |
• General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
• Operations and Intelligence Deputy of General Staff
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Operations, General Staff |
| Battles/Wars |
• 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
• Iran-Iraq War (aka the First Gulf War) (1980-1988)
• Syrian Civil War (2011) |
| Awards |
• Order of Fath
• Order of Nasr |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth |
June 1960 |
| Birthplace |
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Date of Death |
13 June 2025 |
| Place of Death |
Tehran, Iran |
| Age (at the time of death) |
65 Years |
| Death Cause |
Killed in Israeli airstrike (Operation Rising Lion) |
| Nationality |
Iranian |
| College/University |
• Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran
• Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran |
| Educational Qualification(s) |
• A degree in Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology
• PhD in Political Geography from Tarbiat Modares University |
| Religion |
Islam |
| Controversies |
The Cologne Gift: In April 2017, Bagheri faced criticism after a lawmaker claimed he received a bottle of French cologne and a thank-you note from Bagheri’s office. This raised questions about gifting practices in the military. However, another parliament member clarified that the gifts were low in value and personally given by a staff member, not Bagheri himself.
International Sanctions: In 2022, Mohammad Bagheri was sanctioned by several countries for his role in human rights violations and helping Russia in its war against Ukraine. In September, the U.S. and Canada sanctioned him for being involved in the violent crackdown on protests in Iran after the death of a Kurdish-Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini. In October 2022, the UK government sanctioned Bagheri in connection with the Russo-Ukrainian War. That same month, the European Union also imposed sanctions on him for playing a central role in strengthening military ties with Russia, specifically for helping develop and supply Mohajer-6 drones, which were used by Russian forces in attacks against Ukraine. Bagheri, however, mocked the EU sanctions and sarcastically said they could take all his money and use it to buy coal for Europeans to stay warm in winter.
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| Family |
| Siblings |
Brother– Hassan Bagheri (Iranian military officer, journalist) (elder) (deceased)
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