Abbas Nilforoushan
Abbas Nilforoushan | |
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Nilforoushan in 2019 | |
| Native name | عباس نیلفروشان |
| Born | 1966 |
| Died | 27 September 2024 (aged 57–58) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Service years | 1980–2024 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Conflicts | |
Abbas Nilforoushan (Persian: عباس نیلفروشان; 1966 – 27 September 2024) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who served as the IRGC's Deputy of Operations. He began his military career at the age 14 in 1980 with the paramilitary Basij, then joined the IRGC and was a member of this organization throughout the Iran–Iraq War.
On 27 September 2024, he was killed in the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike together with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.