Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani | |
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| محّمدرضا قرایی آشتیانی | |
Gharaei Ashtiani in 2024 | |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Aziz Nasirzadeh |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 19 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ataollah Salehi |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Nasirzadeh |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| In office 25 August 2021 – 21 August 2024 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting) |
| Preceded by | Amir Hatami |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Nasirzadeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Imam Ali Officers' Academy AJA University of Command and Staff Supreme National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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| Battles/wars | |
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Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani (Persian: محّمدرضا قرایی آشتیانی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who has served as the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces since 2024. A position he previously held from 2019 to 2021. Gharaei Ashtiani was the minister of defence and armed forces logistics from 2021 to 2024, under the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi.
Due to his connections to the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Russia and Iranian defense industry, Ashtiani was sanctioned by the United States Department of Treasury.