Timsar Mohammad Salimi | |
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Born | Mashhad, Iran | February 2, 1937
Died | January 30, 2016 Tehran, Iran | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/branch | Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1955–2005 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Defence Minister (1981–1984) Commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Salimi (Persian: سرلشکر محمد سلیمی; February 2, 1937 – January 30, 2016) was an Iranian military person. He was born in Mashhad, Iran. He was the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[1] He served in the Iran-Iraq War. He began his career in 1955 and resigned in 2005. Salimi was the defense minister in the cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, replacing Javad Fakoori.[2] He was in office from 1981 to August 1984.[3]