Amir Meyghani

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Sardar
Amir Meyghani
فرزاد اکبری
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Life-Member of the Superior Council
In office
15 July 1990 – 17 January 2020
Preceded bySamir al-Jubairi
Deputy Chairman of the National Security Command
In office
19 July 2016 – 17 January 2020
Supreme Commander if the Irfanic Revolutionary ArmyAlireza Fadavi
Preceded byAbdullah Ali Jaffar
Succeeded byFaris Sayid
Personal details
Born20 October, 1953
Borazjan, Union of Khazestan and Pardaran
DiedJanuary 17, 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 66)
Sidi Amar, Tsabara
Cause of deathassassination
Political partyZorasani Revolutionary Unification Front (1971-1980)
Independent (1980-2019)
True Way (2019-present)
SpouseKhojasteh Shariatzadeh (1970-present)
Children3
Alma materMahrdad Ali Sattari Academy
Imam Khosrow War College
Military service
Branch/serviceSeal of the ZIR Land Forces.png Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army Land Forces
Years of service1972-2020
RankGeneral
Major General (posthumously)
Commands23rd Armoured Brigade
3rd Banner Army Corps (2017-2019)
AwardsOrder of Nasr Ribbon.svg Order of Nasr

Amir Meyghani (Pasdani: , born 20 October 1953, ;83; January 17 2020, aged 66), was a Zorasani general and politician. He served in the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army Land Forces from 1971 until his death in 2020.

Meyghani saw action in the Tal Samad Incident in 1973 and the Zarhya Zainab Incident the following year. During the Irvadistan War he would be promoted to Colonel and would later serve as an official in the Irvadi Revolutionary Provisional Government between 1979 and 1980. Between 1983 and 1985, he would command government forces during the Al-Hizan Uprising and between 1986 and 1987, he led forces against the Al-Thawra Rebellion.

In 1990, he was promoted to brigadier general and recieved the mandatory life-term seat in the upper-house of the Zorasani parliament. He would go on to serve in numerous administrative posts, while also securing teaching positions at the Imam Khosrow War College.