Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
| سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی Rokn-e-Dovvom | |
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| Formed | 1984 (1984) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Parent department
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sazman-e Hefazat-e Sepah) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of the Council for Intelligence Coordination.[1]
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The agency split from the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC in 1984, and was mainly a military intelligence unit. In 1991, the agency was restructured as an independent organization reporting to the Supreme Leader of Iran, mainly tasked with IRGC personnel surveillance and combating espionage inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]
The Intelligence Protection Organization has three subsidiary units: the Supreme Leader’s Protection Corps (Sazman-e Sepah-e Vali-e Amr); the Ansar-al-Mahdi Protection Unit; and the Aviation Protection Organization (or Airlines' Protection Unit) (Sepah-e Hefazat-e Havapeimaei).[3]
Directors
| No. | Chairman | Rank | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Ali Saeedi Shahroudi | None (Cleric) | 20 November 1984[4] | 6 March 1994[5] |
| 2 | Morteza Rezaee | Brigadier General | 6 March 1994[5] | 6 May 2006[6] |
| 3 | Gholam-Hossein Ramezani | None (Cleric) | 6 May 2006[6] | 2008[a] |
| 4 | Mohammad Kazemi | Brigadier General | 2008[b] | 26 June
2022 |
| 5 | Majid Khademi | Brigadier General | 26 June
2022 | 6 April
2026 |
See also
- Parallel Intelligence Agency
- Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, similar agency
Notes
References
- ^ Haghighatnejad, Reza (17 October 2014). "Iran Intelligence Revelations: How Khamenei Wields Power". Iran Wire. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "به بهانه 20 بهمن ماه سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه؛ دو دهه خوشنامي و گمنامي" (in Persian). Mashregh News. February 9, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "The IRGC Security and Intelligence Agencies". Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ "نامه به آقای محسن رضایی (موافقت با مسئول حفاظت اطلاعات پیشنهادی)" (in Persian). Comprehensive portal of Imam Khomeini. 20 November 1984. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "انتصاب ریاست سازمان حفاظت و اطلاعات سپاه" (in Persian). Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran. 7 March 1994. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "برگزاري مراسم معارفه جانشين فرمانده كل سپاه و رئيس سازمان حفاظت و اطلاعات اين نيرو". Ettela'at (in Persian). No. 23620. 7 May 2006. p. 13. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "حجت‌الاسلام رمضاني رئيس سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات وزارت دفاع شد" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "فرماندهان ارشد سپاه و ارتش در یک نما" (in Persian). Mashregh News. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2017.