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| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Quds Force |
Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani (born March 11, 1957) is the commander of Quds Force, a division of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He is listed by the United States as a terrorist, which forbids U.S. citizens from doing business with him. In March 2007, he was included on a list of Iranian individuals targeted with sanctions in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747. Suleimani helped arrange a ceasefire between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army in March 2008.
In 2009, a leaked report stated that General Suleimani met Christopher R. Hill and Raymond T. Odierno (America’s two most senior officials in Baghdad at the time) in the office of Iraq’s president, Jalal Talabani (who has known General Suleimani for decades). Mr. Hill and General Odierno denied the occurrence of the meeting.
References
- ^ "Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism". United States Department of State. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ "Iranian who brokered Iraqi peace is on U.S. terrorist watch list". McClatchy Newspapers. March 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747" (PDF). United Nations. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- Iraq and its neighbours: A regional cockpit
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