Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar (Persian: مصطفى محمدنجّار, born 2 December 1956) is an Iranian politician and retired IRGC general. He was interior minister of Iran from 2009 to 2013 and minister of defense in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009. He is also a veteran of the IRGC.
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1956 Tehran, Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Revolutionary Committee Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1979–2005 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 3 September 2009 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Sadegh Mahsouli |
| Succeeded by | Abdolreza Rahmani |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 24 August 2005 – 3 September 2009 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Vahidi |
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