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Sardar Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Zolghadr in 2013
Born	c. 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70) Fasa, Pahlavi Iran
Allegiance	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1979–2010
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	Joint Staff
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War


Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2022
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Sadeq Larijani
Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 September 2021
Appointed by	Sadeq Larijani
Chairman	Sadeq Larijani
Preceded by	Mohsen Rezaee

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (Persian: محمدباقر ذوالقدر) is an Iranian retired military commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who currently serves as the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council. Also he is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.

He was formerly the deputy for strategic, societal–security and crime prevention affairs in the Judicial system of Iran. He is also a former Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Military career

In the early 1980s, Zolghadr co-headed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' educational division. He later served as the commander of IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters, as well as Ramazan Headquarters. Zolghadr served as the deputy commander of the IRGC. In 2007, Zolghadr was appointed the deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs.

Political activity

Following the Iranian Revolution, Zolghadr joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization and belonged to its right-wing faction, having previously been a member of Mansouroun guerrilla organization along with later fellow IRGC servicemen Rezaei, Shamkhani and Rashid. He is reportedly "one of the founders" of Ansar-e Hezbollah.

Judicial career

Zolghadr was appointed the deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs on 14 May 2012, having previously served as the advisor to the Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani since 2010.

References

"Revolutionary Guardsman Wins Top Iran Security Post", Agence France Presse, 1 December 2005, retrieved 1 March 2017 – via Arab News
^ Ali Alfoneh (29 March 2012). "Generational change in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force: Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi". Middle Eastern Outlook. Retrieved 11 June 2017 – via American Enterprise Institute.
^ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
Saeed Aganji (24 February 2015), "IRGC to reopen its own high schools", Al-Monitor, retrieved 1 March 2017
"Leader Appoints Deputy Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-Related Affairs". Khamenei.ir. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
"Iranian judiciary chief appoints new Judicial officials", Mehr News Agency, 14 May 2012, retrieved 1 March 2017 – via OANA
Massoumeh Torfeh (8 January 2010), "Iran's judiciary takes a military colour", Guardian, retrieved 1 March 2017

Party political offices
New title Organization established	Head of Election Headquarters ofPopular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces 2016–2017	Vacant
Legal offices
New title	Deputy Judiciary Chief for Strategic Affairs 13 May 2012 – 19 September 2021	Succeeded byMohammad Sahebkar Khorasani
Military offices
Preceded byYahya Rahim Safavi	Second-in-Command of IRGC 13 September 1997 – 30 April 2006	Succeeded byMorteza Rezaee
Preceded byMohammad Forouzandeh as Chief of the General Staff	Chief of Joint Staff of IRGC 22 September 1989 – 13 September 1997	Succeeded byHossein Alaei
Government offices
Preceded byAli-Asghar Ahmadi	Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs 23 November 2005 – 6 December 2007	Succeeded byAbbas Mohtaj
Political offices
Preceded byMohsen Rezaee	Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council 2021–Present	Succeeded byIncumbent

v t e Commanders of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Commander-in-Chief	Agha-Zamani (1980) Morteza Rezaee (1980) Mohsen Rezaee (1980–97) Safavi (1997–07) Jafari (2007–19) Salami (2019–present)
Chief of Joint Staff	Afshar (1984–87) Forouzandeh (1987–89) Zolghadr (1989–97) Alaei (1997–00) Ahmadian (2000–07) Hejazi (2007–08)
Ground Force	Safavi (1985–89) Izadi (1989–92) Jafari (1992–05) Kazemi (2005–06) Zahedi (2006–08) Asadi (2008–09) Pakpour (2009–present)
Aerospace Force	Refan (1985–90) Dehghan (1990–91) Jalali (1991–97) Ghalibaf (1997–00) Kazemi (2000–05) Zahedi (2005–06) Salami (2006–09) Hajizadeh (2009–present)
Navy	Alaei (1985–90) Shamkhani (1990–97) Ahmadian (1997–00) Saffari (2000–10) Fadavi (2010–18) Tangsiri (2018–present)
Quds Force	Vahidi (1988–98) Soleimani (1998–2020) Qaani (2020–present)
Mobilization Force	Rahmani (1984–90) Afshar (1990–98) Hejazi (1998–07) Taeb (2007–09) Naqdi (2009–16) Gheybparvar (2016–19) Soleimani (2019–present)
Intelligence	Taeb (2009–22) Kazemi (2022–present)
Intelligence Protection	Saeedi (1984–94) Morteza Rezaee (1994–06) Ramezani (2006–08) Kazemi (2008–22)
Supreme Leader Representative	Lahouti (1979) Mahallati (1980–81; 1983–86) Taheri (1981–82) Faker (1982–83) Nouri (1989–90) Mohammadi (1990–91) Movahedi (1991–06) Saeedi (2006–18) Hajisadeghi (2018–present)
Ministers	Rafighdoost (1982–88) Shamkhani (1988–89)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sardars

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