Majid Khademi
Majid Khademi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | مجید خادمی |
| Born | Iran |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | IRGC Intelligence Protection Organization |
Majid Khademi (Persian: مجید خادمی) is a Brigadier General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who is serving as the head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, since 2022.
On 19 June 2025, Khademi was appointed as the new head of its intelligence division. He replaced Mohammad Kazemi, who was killed other Revolutionary Guards officers from Israeli airstrikes on 15 June during the Iran-Israel war.[1][2]
Biography
From 2018 to 2022 he served as the head of the Information Protection Organization of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support, replacing Asghar Mirjafari that year.[3]
His appointment as the head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was first reported by some news outlets in Iran on 26 June 2022.[4][5] His induction ceremony was held on 29 July 2022. Khademi holds a PhD in National Security and a PhD in Strategic Defense Sciences.[6]
After the establishment of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Majid Khademi was referred to as the potential successor to Hossein Taeb, the then head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, at least until 2014. He also served as the successor to the IRGC Intelligence Service for a while. He was appointed as the head of the Information Protection Organization of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support in May 2018.[7] He replaced Asghar Mirjafari that year.[4]
Majid Khademi has appeared in the media sometimes under the name Majid Khademi and sometimes under the name Majid Hosseini. It is not known exactly what his real name is.[4]
References
- ^ "General Majid Khademi appointed as new chief of IRGC intelligence organization". Tehran Times. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: Israel strikes dozens of military targets in Iran, including nuclear research site".
- ^ ""یک استان فارسی به ریاست سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه منصوب شد"" (in Persian). 22 July 2022.|
- ^ a b c ""مجید خادمی رئیس حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه شد"" (in Persian). BBC.
- ^ ""ادامه تغییرات امنیتی؛ مجید خادمی رئیس سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران شد"" (in Persian).
- ^ ""سرلشکر سلامی: صهیونیست‌ها در دیوارهای بتنی خود محبوس شده‌اند/ سردار خادمی رئیس سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه شد"" (in Persian).
- ^ ""رئیس سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات وزارت دفاع منصوب شد"" (in Persian).