Hossein Dehghan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hossein Dehghan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 2, 1957(1957-03-02)
Age	67
Birthplace	Pudeh, Isfahan
Country	Iran
Horoscope	Pisces

Hossein Dehghan Biography

Hossein Dehghan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 2, 1957 in Pudeh, Isfahan, Iran. Dehghan was born near Shahreza in 1957. He is known as Pudeh in Dehaqan County in Isfahan province. The University of Tehran awarded him a PhD in management.

From 1997 to 2003, he was the deputy to Ali Shamkhani (then defense minister), during the presidency under Mohammad Khatami. He was the acting defense minister in 2003. In 2005, he was elected Vice President of Iran. He also heads the “Bonyad Shahid” martyrs foundation. He served as its president from July 2009 to July 2009. He was also an advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was deputy to Ali Shamkhani at the Armed Forces Strategic Studies Center from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, he was elected secretary to the Expediency Council’s security, defense, and political committee. As an advisor to Ali Larijani, Speaker of Parliament, and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Tehran Mayor Dehghan, however, resigned from Ahmedinejad and joined Moderation and Development Party (led by Hassan Rouhani) in 2012.

He was one of the leading decision-making commanders in the IRGC during the Iran-Iraq War, along with Mohsenrezaee Rahim Safavi, Ali Shamkhani, and Mohsen Rezaee. He was also the commander of the IRGC’s training corps in Syria and Lebanon. In 1986, he was appointed IRGC’s deputy commander of the air force and became its commander on April 1990. His tenure lasted from 1986 to 1992, when he was succeeded by Mohammad Hossein Jalali. In 1992, Dehghan was appointed deputy chief of IRGC Joint Staff. Later, he was promoted to brigadier general.

Hossein Dehghan Net Worth

Hossein Dehghan is one of the richest Politician from Iran. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hossein Dehghan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hossein Dehghani Poudeh, Persian: Hsyn dhqny pwdh; born 2/3/1957) is a former IRGC Air Force officer in the rank of brigadier-general and was the former minister for defense of Iran. On 4 August 2013, President Hassan Rouhani designated him for the post and he was confirmed by parliament on 15 August. He resigned from the office on August 20, 2017.

Dehghan was a commander in Iran Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), as well as in its air force. After the 1979 Iranian revolution, Dehghan left his hometown to join the IRGC in Tehran. He held the positions of commander of IRGC Tehran (1980-1982), Isfahan (1982-1983), Syria and Lebanon (1982-1983), as well as general manager of the IRGC Cooperatives Foundation (1996).

He was nominated to head the defense ministry on 4 August 2013. He was approved by the Majlis and replaced Ahmad Vahidi in the post. Dehghan received 269 votes in favor and 10 votes against. Former Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was named as Dehghan’s advisor on 22 August. On 1 August 2017, Dehghan announced that he will leave defence ministry after the end of the first Rouhani government. He currently serves as an advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Hossein Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iran. Hossein Dehghan celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.