Hossein Qajeyi

The martyr commander

Hossein Qajeyi
The martyr commander; Hossein Qajeyi
Born	5 September 1958; Zarrin Shahr, Lenjan County, Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran
Died	5 May 1982 (aged 23); Khorramshahr, Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Imperial Iranian Army (1974–1977); Revolutionary Guards (1979–1982)
Rank	None; Major General (posthumously)
Commands held	Marivan Artillery Commander; IRGC commander in Dezli, Marivan; 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division; Salman Battalion;
Battles/wars	1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran; Iran–Iraq War Operation Tariq al-Qods; Operation Fath ol-Mobin; Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas; Second Battle of Khorramshahr †; ;
Awards	Order of Fath

Hossein Qajeyi (born September 5, 1958 – May 5, 1982) was an Iranian military commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and prominent military figure in the Iran-Iraq War. He was the founder of the IRGC's 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division and served as the division's first commander during the war.

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