| Office | Vice Minister of Interior for Political Affairs |
|---|---|
| Awards | Order of Nasr (1st class)[1] |
| Native name | علیرضا افشار |
| Predecessor | Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Successor | Kamran Daneshjoo |
| Term start | 25 August 2007 |
| Term end | 27 September 2008 |
| Successor 2 | Mohammad Hejazi |
| Birth date | 1951 |
| Birth place | Mashhad, Pahlavi Iran |
| Death date | 16 October 2025 (aged 74) |
| Death place | Tehran, Iran |
| Office 2 | Commander of the Basij[2] |
| Predecessor 2 | Mohammad-Ali Rahmani |
| President 2 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| 1blankname | Supreme Leader |
| 1namedata | Ali Khamenei |
| 2blankname 1 | Supreme Leader |
| 2namedata 1 | Ali Khamenei |
| Office 1 | Chancellor of Imam Hossein University |
| Term start 1 | 1998 |
| Term end 1 | 2000 |
| Term start 2 | 1990 |
| Term end 2 | 1998 |
| President 1 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Predecessor 1 | Alireza Andalib |
| Successor 1 | Ahmad Fazaeli |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | IRGC |
| Service years | 1982–2007 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles | Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989–1996) |
| 1blankname 2 | Supreme Leader |
| 1namedata 2 | Ali Khamenei |
| Office 3 | Chief of the General Staff of the IRGC[3] |
| Successor 3 | Mohammad Forouzandeh |
| Predecessor 3 | Office Established |
| 1blankname 3 | Supreme Leader |
| 1namedata 3 | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Prime minister 3 | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Term start 3 | 1984 |
| Term end 3 | 1987 |
| President 3 | Ali Khamenei |
Alireza Afshar (Persian: علیرضا افشار; 1951 – 16 October 2025) was an Iranian military officer. He served as the political deputy to the Minister of Interior, being appointed in August 2007.[4] In this capacity, he served as head of Country's Election Headquarters during 2008 Iranian legislative election.[2]
Afshar was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1951.[5] He was spokesman of Iranian Armed Forces.[4] Afshar was also a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization in the 1980s, and belonged to its right-wing faction.[6]
Afshar died from heart disease on 16 October 2025, at the age of 74.[7]
References
- ^ "اعطای نشان درجه یک نصر به جمعی از فرماندهان دفاع مقدس" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader. 22 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell (31 December 2008). The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Rand Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8330-4680-2. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809
- ^ "Iranian General Replaces Ahmadinejad Aide In Key Post". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Biography: Alireza Afshar" (in Persian), Hamshahri, 26 August 2007, 29899, retrieved 1 June 2017
- ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Former IRGC commander Alireza Afshar dies from heart complications". Caliber. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.