Gholam Ali Rashid
{{Short description|Iranian military officer}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = Sardar
| name = Gholam Ali Rashid
| image = GholamAli Rashid (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250px
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1953}}
| birth_place = Dezful, Imperial State of Iran
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| allegiance = {{Flag icon|Iran|1980}} Iran
| branch = IRGC
| serviceyears = 1980–present
| rank = Major General
| commands = Deputy chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter
| unit =
| battles = Iran–Iraq War
| awards =
}}
Major general Gholam Ali Rashid ({{langx|fa|غلامعلی رشید}}) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters. He previously served as deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces,{{cite news |url=http://en.abna24.com/service/iran/archive/2015/10/09/714297/story.html |title=Iranian commander martyred by ISIS terrorists in Syria |work=AhlulBayt News Agency |date=9 October 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2015/02/25/665214/irgc-stages-naval-drill-in-persian-gulf |title=IRGC Stages Naval Drill in Persian Gulf |work=Tasnim News Agency |date=25 February 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}} and was among the decision-making commanders in the Iran–Iraq War.{{cite web |url=http://iranbriefing.net/the-islamic-republic%E2%80%99s-13-generals/ |title=THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC'S 13 GENERALS |publisher=IRAN BRIEFING |date=3 February 2011 |accessdate=1 May 2016}} Along with Mohammad Ali Ja'fari, Ali Fadavi, Qasem Soleimani, and Mohammad Bagheri, Rashid was also a member of the command network in the regular Iranian military.{{cite web |url=http://www.irantracker.org/sites/default/files/imce-images/IRGC_CommandNetwork_context.pdf |title=IRGC Command Network: Formal Structures and Informal Influence |publisher=AEI Critical Threats Project |accessdate=12 April 2016 |author=Fulton, Will |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427015123/http://www.irantracker.org/sites/default/files/imce-images/IRGC_CommandNetwork_context.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2013/jul/23/rouhani-and-revolutionary-guards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727034425/http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2013/jul/23/rouhani-and-revolutionary-guards |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |title=Rouhani and the Revolutionary Guards |publisher=The Iran Primer |date=23 July 2013 |accessdate=1 May 2016 |author=Fulton, Will}}
In the news
Gholam Ali Rashid declared that Iran may attack Israel military equipment and nuclear sites in a war.{{cite web |url=http://www.islamicinvitationturkey.com/2011/11/21/the-proud-of-islamic-ummah-and-oppressed-people-islamic-iran-to-hurl-israel-into-dustbin-of-history/ |title=The Proud of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Islamic Iran to hurl israel into dustbin of history |publisher=Islamic Invitation Turkey |date=21 November 2011 |accessdate=1 May 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093846/http://www.islamicinvitationturkey.com/2011/11/21/the-proud-of-islamic-ummah-and-oppressed-people-islamic-iran-to-hurl-israel-into-dustbin-of-history/ |url-status=dead }}
In a conference in Tehran, he announced that Iranian commanders are in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon to give military advice.{{cite web |url=http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930705001446 |title=Top Commander: Iran Providing Military Advice to Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon |publisher=Fars News Agency |date=27 September 2014 |accessdate=1 May 2016 |archive-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063226/http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930705001446 |url-status=dead }}
Gholam Ali Rashid stated: "the nuclear issue and human rights are merely pretexts". Also he mentioned "stressing that those raising such issues against Iran actually have problems with Islam."{{cite news |url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2015/11/12/914619/commander-lambastes-double-standard-policies-against-iran |title=Commander Lambastes Double-Standard Policies against Iran |work=Tasnim News Agency |date=12 November 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2016}}
He said that any military action against Iran by the United States would be a strategic mistake.{{cite web |url=https://johnib.wordpress.com/tag/major-general-gholam-ali-rashid/ |title=Military attack against Iran by U.S. "strategic mistake": commander |date=29 October 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094416/https://johnib.wordpress.com/tag/major-general-gholam-ali-rashid/ |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/246303/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87 Photo of Gholam Ali Rashid in the Iran-Iraq war]
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{{s-ttl|title=Commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarter|years=2016–present}}
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{{s-bef|before=Ali Sayyad Shirazi}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces|years=1999–2016}}
{{s-aft|after=Abdolrahim Mousavi}}
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Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps major generals
Category:Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization politicians
Category:Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions