Mohammad Jamali-Paqaleh

Brigadier general Mohammad Jamali-Paqaleh (Persian: محمد جمالی پاقلعه) (1963–2013) was an Iranian commander in the Revolutionary Guards who died in Syrian civil war.[1]

Mohammad Jamali-Paqaleh
Native name
محمد جمالی پاقلعه
Born1963
Paqaleh, Kerman, Iran
Died2013 (aged 49–50)
Damascus, Syria
Buried
Kerman, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchIRGC
RankBrigadier general
Unit41st Sarallah Division of Kerman
Quds Force
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Syrian civil war †

Biography

Jamali-Paqaleh was born in 1963 in Paqaleh in Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province. When he was two years old, his father died. He completed primary school in the village and then migrated to Rafsanjan to continue his education.[2]

Iran–Iraq War

Jamali-Paqaleh was a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War[1][3] and was a member of the Sarallah division, the same division outfitted that had trained by General Qassem Soleimani.[4] He had participated in several operations such as Operation Tariq al-Qods, Fath ol-Mobin, Beit ol-Moqaddas, Ramadan, Dawn 8, and Karbala-5,4,1.[2]

Syrian Civil War

The Iranian news outlet Mehr News Agency reported that Jamali voluntary went to Syria to protect the Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque and another holy shrine against Assad-opposing forces in the Syrian civil war.[5][3][1]

Jamali-Paqaleh was reported to have been killed by Syrian rebels either in the final days of October or early November 2013.[1] He was buried on 5 November in Kerman with full military honors.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander was killed in Syria". VOA. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. "Biography of Sardar Mohammad Jamali". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. "One of the commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in Syria". BBC Persian. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. "Iran Guards commander killed in Syria: Reports". Al-Ahram. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. "Iran buries Guards commander 'killed in Syria'". BBC News. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. "One of the Sepah's commander, were killed in Syria". Radio Farda. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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