Esmail Ghaani
Also known as Esmail Qaani
Esmail Qaani is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who serves as the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, an elite special operations force responsible for extraterritorial operations. Qaani succeeded Qasem Soleimani as Quds Force commander after Soleimani was assassinated in January 2020.
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Key facts
- Native name
- اسماعیل قاآنی
- Born
- ( 1957-08-08 ) 8 August 1957 (age 68) , Mashhad , Pahlavi Iran
- Allegiance
- Iran
- Branch
- IRGC
- Service years
- 1980–present
- Rank
- Brigadier general
- Unit
- Quds Force
- Commands
- Quds Force (2020–present)
- Known for
- Commander of Quds Force; successor to Qasem Soleimani
- Conflicts
- Kurdish Rebellion (1979) ( Wounded in action</span>"}]]}'>WIA ) Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Iraq War (2003–2011) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian civil war (2011–2024) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict 2025 Iran–Israel war 2026 Iran war
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1957 birthsAnti-AmericanismIranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctionsIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generalsIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq WarIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Syrian civil warLiving peopleMilitary personnel from MashhadPeople of the War in Iraq (2013–2017)Quds Force personnelSpecially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List