Nur-Ali Shushtari (Persian: نورعلی شوشتری) was a brigadier general in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and deputy commander of its Ground Forces. He was assassinated in the 2009 Pishin bombing by the Iranian People's Resistance Movement.[1]
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Born | c. 1948 Nishapur, Iran |
Died | Pishin, Iran | October 18, 2009 (aged 61)
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Years of service | 1979–2009 |
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Unit | Ground Forces |
Commands | Deputy commander of Ground Forces |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
References
edit- ^ ‘Elite’ generals among nearly 50 killed in Iran suicide attack. Daily Times of Pakistan. October 19, 2009.
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