Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| Formed | 1983 (1983) |
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Preceding agency
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Iran |
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Parent agency
| Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SAHEFAJA (Persian: ساحفاجا),[1] is a military intelligence agency with a mission to perform counterespionage measures inside the army in order to prevent, discover and neutralize possible subversions, sabotages and coup d'etats. It has an independent command hierarchy from the army.[2]
Directors
- Mustafa Torabipour (1987–1998)
- Mehdi Montazeri (1998–2001)
- Akbar Diyantfar (2001–2005)
- fareang memar nehavandi (2005–?)
- Mohammad Hassan Habibian (?–2018)
See also
- List of counterintelligence organizations
- Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – similar agency
References
- ^ "اسم هاي مخفف در نيروهاي مسلح" (in Persian). Parsine. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "قانون ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران" (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2016.