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Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar (Persian: مصطفى محمدنجّار, born 2 December[citation needed] 1956) is an Iranian politician and retired IRGC general. He was interior minister of Iran from 2009 to 2013 and Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009. He is also a veteran of the IRGC.
Najjar was born on 2 December[citation needed] 1956 in Tehran, ethnicity Azerbaijani, from Bostanabad. He graduated from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in 1977 and holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (1984) and a master's degree in strategic management from the University of Industrial Management (2004).
Najjar joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) when the body was established in 1979, where he was in charge of the Middle East Department, with Israel, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention. As an IRGC commander, he served in Lebanon.
Previous positions include:
He was also active for military service in Kurdistan from 1980 to 1985 in the Iran–Iraq War and was appointed head of Saad by Yahya Rahim Safavi in 1995.
Najjar was posted to the Parliament and ministry of defense by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in August 2005. He received 191 to 62 of votes and became minister on 9 August 2005. He was minister until August 2009, when Ahmadinejad was reelected and appointed Mohammad-Najjar as minister of interior. He received 178 to 72 of votes and became minister to succeed Sadegh Mahsouli.
During his tenure as minister of defense, Najjar frequently attacked the West's nuclear abilities and fiercely defended Iran's right to advance its peaceful nuclear energy program. According to his military philosophy, missile capabilities play an important role in the defense of Iran and in its overall military abilities. Najjar believes that "they serve the interests of stability and peace in the region" and are an integral part "…of the power of defense of the Islamic world."
According to Najjar (October 2007), "Iranian missiles are not a threat to any country, and they will only fall on the heads of those who attack Iranian territory." In response to the test of the long-range surface-to-surface Sajil missile, Najjar said it was designed "…for deterrence and to safeguard the stability of the region." Throughout his tenure, Najjar has focused on Iran's military-technological independence and on ensuring the country would not be dependent on the supply of weapons systems from other countries. This was emphasized in his statement upon handing over the reigns of his position to his successor (September 2009):
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Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar (Persian: مصطفى محمدنجّار, born 2 December[citation needed] 1956) is an Iranian politician and retired IRGC general. He was interior minister of Iran from 2009 to 2013 and Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009. He is also a veteran of the IRGC.
Najjar was born on 2 December[citation needed] 1956 in Tehran, ethnicity Azerbaijani, from Bostanabad. He graduated from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in 1977 and holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (1984) and a master's degree in strategic management from the University of Industrial Management (2004).
Najjar joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) when the body was established in 1979, where he was in charge of the Middle East Department, with Israel, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention. As an IRGC commander, he served in Lebanon.
Previous positions include:
He was also active for military service in Kurdistan from 1980 to 1985 in the Iran–Iraq War and was appointed head of Saad by Yahya Rahim Safavi in 1995.
Najjar was posted to the Parliament and ministry of defense by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in August 2005. He received 191 to 62 of votes and became minister on 9 August 2005. He was minister until August 2009, when Ahmadinejad was reelected and appointed Mohammad-Najjar as minister of interior. He received 178 to 72 of votes and became minister to succeed Sadegh Mahsouli.
During his tenure as minister of defense, Najjar frequently attacked the West's nuclear abilities and fiercely defended Iran's right to advance its peaceful nuclear energy program. According to his military philosophy, missile capabilities play an important role in the defense of Iran and in its overall military abilities. Najjar believes that "they serve the interests of stability and peace in the region" and are an integral part "…of the power of defense of the Islamic world."
According to Najjar (October 2007), "Iranian missiles are not a threat to any country, and they will only fall on the heads of those who attack Iranian territory." In response to the test of the long-range surface-to-surface Sajil missile, Najjar said it was designed "…for deterrence and to safeguard the stability of the region." Throughout his tenure, Najjar has focused on Iran's military-technological independence and on ensuring the country would not be dependent on the supply of weapons systems from other countries. This was emphasized in his statement upon handing over the reigns of his position to his successor (September 2009):
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