Yahya Rahim Safavi
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| Yahya Rahim Safavi | |
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| 1958 - Present | |
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| Place of birth | Iran  |
| Allegiance | AGIR |
| Years of service | March 21, 1981 - Present |
| Rank | Major General (Persian: سرلشکر) |
| Commands held | AGIR |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Major General (Persian: سرلشکر) Yahya Rahim Safavi (Persian: یحیى رحیم صفوی , born 1958) served as the Chief commander of the Sepah until September 1, 2007.
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[edit] History
Rahim Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iraq-Iran War. Safavi is related to the Safavid dynasty of Persia[citation needed] and Sheikh Safi-oddin Ardebili (a historic figure[citation needed]).
He was replaced as commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) by Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of AGIR on September 1, 2007. Radio Farda, a radio news service run by Iranian exiles, reported that Safavi is thought to have become too openly sympathetic to the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administration, when Iranian military officers are obliged to shun politics. According to Radio Free Europe, Radio Farda "quoted observers saying that Rahim-Safavi's almost partisan positions had caused unease or even rifts in the IRGC ranks, and the appointment is meant to resolve that."[1]
[edit] Asset freeze
On 2006-12-24, Rahim Safavi was listed in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 asking for his assets (among others') to be frozen because of alleged involvements in Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.[2]
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ [1]Sepehri, Vahid, "Iran: New Commander Takes Over Revolutionary Guards" article at the Web site of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, accessed October 17, 2007
- ^ "Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran for failure to halt uranium enrichment, unanimously adopting Resolution 1737", United Nations.
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| Preceded by Mohsen Rezaee |
Chief commander of AGIR 1997- 2007 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Ali Jafari |
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