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Mohammad Ali Jafari
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Jafari in 2019
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| Nickname(s) | Aziz Jafari Ali Jafari |
| Born | 1 September 1957 Yazd, Pahlavi Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1981–2019 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Ground Forces |
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| Awards |  3rd grade Fath Medal |
Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari (Persian: محمدعلی جعفری, born 1 September 1957) is a retired Iranian military officer. He was the main commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2007 to 2019. He was also known as Aziz Jafari and Ali Jafari. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei chose him for this important role.
Jafari was known as a smart planner and a skilled military leader. He was also involved in providing support to groups in other countries, which led to some international actions against him.
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Biography of Mohammad Ali Jafari
Early Life and Education
Mohammad Ali Jafari was born in Yazd, a city in Iran. He went to school there for his early education. In 1977, he started studying civil engineering at Tehran University. While he was a student, he took part in protests against the government at the time. He was even arrested and put in jail for this.
Military Career and Roles
When the Iran–Iraq War began, Jafari joined the Basij forces. In 1981, he became part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He quickly rose through the ranks. In the early 1980s, he commanded battlefields in the south and west of Iran. He also helped in the Susangerd operation. Later, he led the Ashura Battalion and the Garrisons of Qods and Najaf.
After the war, Jafari went back to university. He finished his civil engineering degree in 1992. For a short time in 1992 and 1993, he taught at the War University of the Revolutionary Guards. He was then chosen to lead a special research center. This center focused on creating new defense strategies for Iran. Jafari developed many of his ideas on unconventional warfare at this center. This type of warfare uses different tactics when facing a stronger enemy.
Before becoming the main commander of the IRGC, he also led the Thar-Allah Headquarters in Tehran.
Understanding Asymmetrical Warfare
Jafari's Approach to Warfare
Mohammad Ali Jafari focused a lot on asymmetrical warfare strategies. This means fighting a stronger enemy by using different, unexpected methods. He used lessons from the Iran–Iraq War to develop these ideas. For example, he thought about how Iran's land could be used for defense.
Jafari explained that if an enemy has more soldiers or better technology, the IRGC would use asymmetrical tactics. He mentioned how Hezbollah used these methods against Israel in 2006. Iran's strategy would also consider the strengths and weaknesses of other military forces in the region.
See also
In Spanish: Mohammad Ali Jafari para niños
- List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979
- Bahman Reyhani
