Hossein Khanzadi
Hossein Khanzadi | |
|---|---|
حسین خانزادی | |
.jpeg) Khanzadi in 2017 | |
| Commander of the Iranian Navy | |
| In office 5 November 2017 – 17 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Habibollah Sayyari |
| Succeeded by | Shahram Irani |
| Deputy for Plans, Programs, and Budget of the Iranian Navy | |
| In office 2011–2017 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hassan Rouhani |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Hossein-Ali Lali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Azizi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | Navy |
Years of service | 1986–2021 |
| Rank |  Commodore[1] |
| Unit | Lavan |
Hossein Khanzadi (Persian: حسین خانزادی) is an Iranian hovercraft pilot in the regular military (Artesh) who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from November 2017 to August 2021.[2] On 17 August 2021, Rear Admiral Khanzadi was replaced by Shahram Irani, the first Sunni high ranking commander, on the orders of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei.[3]
During his tenure, the navy lost three vessels in non-combat incidents, namely Damavand (77), Konarak (A1403) and Kharg (431).
References
- ↑ "Participants" (PDF), Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017, retrieved 5 November 2017
- ↑ "Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army", Mehr News Agency, 5 November 2017, 4135697, retrieved 5 November 2017
- ↑ "Iran appoints first Sunni high-ranking commander as Navy chief".