Aziz Nasirzadeh

Nasirzadeh in 2024 Aziz Nasirzadeh (; born 1964) is an Iranian military officer and the Iranian Minister of Defense in Government of Masoud Pezeshkian since August 2024. He was Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Iranian Armed Forces from September 2021 to 2024, and the commander of the Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) from August 2018 to September 2021. A veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, he graduated as a certified F-14 pilot, but never saw any combat.

Following June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran, several opposition and foreign media outlets claimed that Nasirzadeh had been assassinated in the attacks targeting the Iranian Ministry of Defence headquarters in Tehran. However, pro-government journalist Dara Nassari said that "Amir Nasirzadeh is in full health and continues to serve the honorable people of Iran." Provided by Wikipedia
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