Alireza Tangsiri

Commodore Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری‎) is an Iranian military officer and the current commander of Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appointed since 23 August 2018, replacing Ali Fadavi.[1][2]

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Alireza Tangsiri
Born1962 (age 57–58)
AllegianceIran
Service/branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
RankCommodore
Commands heldNavy
Battles/wars

U.S. sanctions

On 24 June 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him, freezing any of his U.S. assets and banning U.S. persons from doing business with him.[3]

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References
  1. "Leader appoints new Revolutionary Guards' Navy cmdr". Mehr News Agency. 23 August 2018.
  2. "Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new Commander of IRGC Navy, Coordinator". khamenei.ir. Retrieved Aug 26, 2018.
  3. "Issuance of Executive Order of June 24, 2019, "Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Iran;" Iran-related Designations; Counter Terrorism Designations". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
Military offices
Preceded by
Ali Fadavi		 Commander of the IRGC Navy
23 August 2018 - Present		 Succeeded by
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