Martyr Major-General Qasem Soleimani

Qāsem Soleimānī (Persian: قاسم سلیمانی) (b. 1957 – d. 2020), was the commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was assassinated by US forces in Iraq in 2020 CE.

During Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), he was the commander of Tharallah 41 Division and one of the commanders in the operations Wa-l-Fajr 8, Karbala 4, and Karbala 5.

In 2001, Qasem Soleimani was appointed by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran, as the commander of the Quds Force. After the emergence of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Soleimani played a significant role in fighting this terrorist group.

He was martyred on Jumada I 7, 1441/January 3, 2020 by American forces in Baghdad. After his martyrdom in 2020, Soleimani was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

———————————

Life of Mr. Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani, son of Hasan, was born on March 11, 1957 in Rabor, a small town in Kerman province, Iran. He was employed in Kerman’s Water and Wastewater Company when he was eighteen. During the events that led to the Islamic Revolution of Iran, he was acquainted with Reza Kamyab, a cleric from Mashhad, who encouraged him to participate in the activities against the Pahlavi regime. He was one of the main leaders of the protests in Kerman during the revolution.

During Iran-Iraq War

After the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Qasem Soleimani joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1981 and when the war between Iran and Iraq started, he trained a number of battalions in Kerman and sent them to the fronts.

For some time, he was the commander of the IRGC in Western Azerbaijan province. In 1982, Soleimani was appointed by Muhsen Reza’ei, the head of the IRGC, as the commander of the Tharallah 41 Division.

During the war with Iraq, he was also one of the commanders of the operations Wa-l-Fajr 8, Karbala 4, and Karbala 5. The latter was one of the most crucial operations during the eight-year war, which weakened the political and military positions of the Ba’thi Iraqi army and changed the situation in favor of Iranian military forces.

After the end of the war in 1989, Soleimani returned to Kerman and engaged in combating the insurgents led by the enemies of Iran outside the eastern Iranian borders. Prior to being appointed to the command of the Quds Force, Soleimani engaged in combating the drug dealers on the borders of Iran and Afghanistan.

On January, 2011, Soleimani was promoted to the rank of Major general by the Supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.

On January 3 2020, Soleimani was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general after he was martyred.

https://en.wikishia.net/view/Qasem_Soleimani