Mohammad Pakpour
Iranian military officer and ex-commander of the IRGC (1961-2026) · Iran · On the map · Died at 64
Mohammad Pakpour was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2025 until his death in 2026. He had previously served as head of IRGC Ground Forces.
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On 13 June 2025, he was appointed head of the IRGC following the death of his predecessor, Hossein Salami, in the Twelve-Day War. Pakpour was succeeded as commander of the Ground Forces by Mohammad Karami. On 28 February 2026, Israeli forces announced that he had been killed in the 2026 Iran war. Iranian state media IRNA later confirmed it.