Mohammad Pakpur
Mohammad Pakpour was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2025 until his death in 2026. He had previously served as head of IRGC Ground Forces. On 13 June 2025, he was appointed head of the IRGC following the death of his predecessor, Hossein Salami, in the Twelve-Day War. Pakpour was succeeded as commander of the Ground Forces by Mohammad Karami. On 28 February 2026, Israeli forces announced that he had been killed in the 2026 Iran war. Iranian state media IRNA later confirmed it.
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Key facts
- President
- Masoud Pezeshkian
- Supreme leader
- Ali Khamenei
- Preceded by
- Hossein Salami
- Succeeded by
- Ahmad Vahidi
- Born
- 2 June 1961 ( 1961-06-02 ) , Arak , Iran
- Died
- 28 February 2026 (aged 64) , Tehran , Iran
- Cause of death
- Airstrike
- Awards
- Order of Fath , (1st class)
- Allegiance
- Iran
- Branch
- IRGC
- Service years
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1961 births2026 deathsIranian individuals subject to European Union sanctionsIranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctionsIranian military personnel killed in the 2026 Iran warIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generalsIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq WarPeople of the Twelve-Day WarRecipients of the Order of Fath