Husayn Kharrazi

Sardar

Hossein Kharrazi
Sardar; Hossein Kharrazi
	An illustration of Kharrazi's portrait
Native name	حسین خرازی
Birth name	Hossein Kharrazi
Born	23 August 1957; Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran
Died	27 February 1987 (aged 29); Shatt Al-Arab district, Basra Governorate, Ba'athist Iraq
Buried	Golestan Shohada, Isfahan 32°37′39″N 51°40′59″E / 32.6275°N 51.683056°E
Allegiance	Imperial State of Iran; (1977–1979); Iran; (1979–1987)
Service	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Islamic Revolutionary Committees; Imperial Iranian Army;
Service years	1977–1987
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	77th Infantry Division (1977–1979)
Commands	14th Imam Hossein Division; 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade;
Conflicts	Dhofar War; 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran; Iran–Iraq War Operation Tarigh ol-Qods; Operation Fath-ol-Mobeen; Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas; Operation Ramadan; Operation Dawn 4; Battle of the Marshes (WIA); Operation Kheibar; First Battle of al-Faw; Operation Dawn 8; Operation Karbala-4; Operation Karbala-5 †; ;
Awards	Order of Fath; (2nd Class)

Hossein Kharrazi Dehkordi (Persian: حسین خرازی دهکردی) (23 August 1957 – 27 February 1987) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the IRGC's 14th Imam Hussein Division during the Iran–Iraq War. A partisan of the Iranian Revolution and notable commander in the Iran–Iraq War, Kharrazi participated in many battles and operations during the war, notablly the First Battle of al-Faw, which resulted in the capture of Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula. In the Siege of Basra (also known as Operation Karbala 5), Kharrazi served as commander of the vanguard forces, and was killed by shrapnel from a mortar shell during the battle.