Saeed Mohammad (Persian: سعید محمد Standard Persian pronunciation: [sæʔiːd-e mohæmmæd], born 2 March 1969) is an Iranian politician, Iranian executive director and second brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He was Advisor to the President of Iran from 2021 to 2022 and former commander of its Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters[2][3] who has a PhD in Civil engineering from Tarbiat Modares University.
Saeed Mohammad | |
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| Born | 2 March 1969 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| Rank | Second brigadier general |
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| Alma mater | Tarbiat Modares University |
| Advisor to the President of Iranin the affairs of free trade-industrial and special economic zones | |
| In office 10 October 2021 – 11 October 2022 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Preceded by | Hamid-Reza Momeni |
| Succeeded by | Hojjatollah Abdolmalekias Special Representative of the President of Iran |
| Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade-Industrial and Special Economic Zones | |
| In office 23 September 2021 – 11 October 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ehsan Khandozi |
| Deputy | Hamid Broumand |
| Preceded by | Hamid-Reza Momeni |
| Succeeded by | Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki |
He was a presidential candidate in 2021 presidential election, but his nomination was rejected by Guardian Council.[4]
Life and career
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Saeed Mohammad was born in 1968 in Tehran and spent his childhood and adolescence in this city. He joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 1987 at the age of 19. In 2009, he received a PhD in Civil Engineering (Road and Transportation) from Tarbiat Modares University. Mohammad's activities in the Revolutionary Guards Corps can be summarized only in the managerial and executive sectors, in the companies under the Khatam al-Anbia Construction Camp, and for a short period in the IRGC Cooperative Foundation. From 2007 to 2014, he was the CEO of Sepasad Group (affiliated to Khatam Camp) and from 2018 to March 2021, he was the Commander of Khatam Al-Anbia Construction Camp and holds the military rank of Brigadier General of the Revolutionary Guards.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Iran's Guards Demand Ownership Of Government Companies Against Debts". Iran International. 10 January 2021.
- ^ Gholipour, Behnam (9 October 2018). "از ایرانیان اطلس تا خاتمالانبیای سپاه؛ سعید محمد کیست؟" [From Atlas of Iranians to IRGC’s Khatam-al Anbiya; Who is Saeed Mohammad?] (in Persian). Radio Farda. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Faucon, Benoit; Engel Rasmussen, Sune (9 July 2019). "Crushed by U.S. Sanctions, Iran Pins Economic Hopes on Mall Developer". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Aarabi, Kasra (3 December 2020). "The IRGC's Dark Horse for Iran's 2021 Elections: Saeed Mohammad". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Biography of Saeed Mohammad, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Camp of the IRGC(Persian)". 2021-05-08.