Aziz Nasirzadeh
Aziz Nasirzadeh | |
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عزیز نصیرزاده | |
.jpg) Nasirzadeh in 2024 | |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2024 | |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | Air Force |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Aziz Nasirzadeh (Persian: عزیز نصیرزاده; born 1965) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Army Brigadier General and Minister of Defense since August 2024. He was Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran from September 2021 to 2024. He was the commander of the Iranian Air Force from August 2018 to September 2021.[1] He previously served as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Air Force. He is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War and also a certified F-14 pilot. When the Iran-Iraq war finished in 1987 he graduated as an F-14 pilot where he never had the chance or the opportunity to see any combat.[2]
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