Mohammad Sohrabi

Mohammad Sohrabi (Persian: محمد سهرابی) is an Iranian retired gendarme who held office as the last chief of the Iranian Gendarmerie from 1985 to 1991. He also served as the first chief of the unified Law Enforcement Force from 1991 to 1992.

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Mohammad Sohrabi
Born1940 (age 82–83)
Tabas, Khorasan, Iran
Alma materOfficers' Academy
Police career
BranchGendarmerie
Service years1962–1992
RankBrigadier general
Chief of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
In office
1 April 1991 – 24 September 1992
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Chief of the Gendarmerie of the Islamic Republic of Iran
In office
9 February 1985 – 1 April 1991
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini

Early life and education

Sohrabi was born in 1940, in Tabas.[1] He was graduated from the military academy of Imperial Iranian Army.[1]

Career

Following the Iranian Revolution, Sohrabi was appointed as the chief of gendarmerie forces of Gilan Province in February 1979.[1] On 9 February 1985, he became the national chief of gendarmerie.[1] He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1987.[2] Sohrabi continued to serve in the capacity until 1 April 1991, when the forces were formally merged into the Law Enforcement Force, the unified police force in the country.[3] He was responsible for supervising the merger process involving Shahrbani and Revolutionary Committees in addition to his own service, and was subsequently appointed as the chief of the newly-formed police forces.[1] Sohrabi was replaced on 24 September 1992 and became retired.[1]

References
  1. Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 753. ISBN 9780815654322.
  2. Metz, Helen C. (1989). Iran: A Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 290. ISBN 9780160017292.
  3. Faruqi, Anwar (1 April 1991), "Iran Forms New Police Force to Replace Feared Komiteh", The Associated Press
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