Sardar
Hassan Danaeifar
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq
In office
31 July 2010 – 18 April 2017
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hassan Rouhani
Preceded byHassan Kazemi Qomi
Succeeded byIraj Masjedi
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Baghdad, Iraqi Republic
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Unit
Commands

Hassan Danaeifar (Persian: حسن دانایی‌فر) is an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He served as Iran's ambassador to Iraq from 2010 to 2017. Prior to the appointment, he held office as the secretary-general of the 'Iran–Iraq Economic Development Center'[1] and head of the 'Headquarters for the Restoration of Holy Shrines'.[2]

Early life

Danaeifar was born in 1962 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was among the Iraqi Moavedin who took refuge in Iran during the 1980s.[3]

Military career

Danaeifar served most of his career in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a civil engineer and logistician.[4] He was the deputy commander of the IRGC Navy and commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters.[5] He also served in the Quds Force.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Iran Must Build Lasting Economic Ties with Iraq, Official Says". Iraq Energy Institute. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Amir Toumaj (23 September 2016). "Qods Force front group develops shrine in Iraq". Long War Journal. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Iranian ambassador starts his work in Iraq", Mehr News Agency, 31 July 2010, retrieved 5 September 2017
  4. ↑ Farzin Nadimi (18 January 2017). "Iran Appoints Seasoned Qods Force Operative as Ambassador to Iraq" (Policy Analysis). Reuters. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 Ahmad Majidyar (8 March 2017), "Tehran's Controversial Ambassador Pick Sign of I.R.G.C.'s Expanding Influence in Iraq", Middle East Institute, retrieved 5 September 2017
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