Ahmad Motevaselian
Ahmad Motevaselian (Persian: احمد متوسلیان) is an Iranian military attaché who was one of four Iranians who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982. During the Iran–Iraq War, he served as a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and established the 27th Muhammad Rasulullah Division. He played a role in the Second Battle of Khorramshahr and later, as part of a senior diplomatic group of political and military leaders, went to Syria. On 5 July 1982, when the vehicle carrying the diplomats was passing through a checkpoint post on its way to Beirut, it was intercepted by Phalange Party. The car and four passengers, completely disappeared.
Sardar Ahmad Motevaselian | |
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| Born | 4 April 1953 Tehran, Imperial State of Iran (present-day Iran) |
| Disappeared | 5 July 1982 (aged 29) near Beirut, Lebanon |
| Allegiance | Imperial State of Iran (1974–1976) Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–1982) |
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| Years of service | 1974–1982 |
| Rank | 3rd Sergeant (1974–1976) |
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| Commands held | 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division |
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Iran has accused Israel of kidnapping and holding them in Israeli jails and covering up their fate. Israel has said it is not aware of the fate of the diplomats. Iran called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate their whereabouts. Three decades after the incident, the fate of the missing diplomats remains a mystery, and the search for Motevaselian and the other Iranians continues. However, it is assumed that shortly after their abduction, they were executed by the Phalange.