Sadavir Hatami

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Sadavir Hatami
فرزاد اکبری
Abdolrahim Mousavi 2019.jpg
Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Command
Assumed office
18 November 2018
Supreme Commander of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary ArmyAlireza Fadavi
Preceded byAdavazdar Golzadari
Commander of the Inter-Services Discipline Office
In office
20 April 2016 – 18 November 2018
Supreme Commander of the Irfanic Revolutionary ArmyAlireza Fadavi
Preceded byZeidan Kara
Succeeded byJavad Khanzadi
Director of the State Commission for Societal Defence
In office
7 June 2012 – 20 April 2016
Preceded bySadiollah Sandsari
Succeeded byZeidan Kara
Permanent Member of the Central Command Council
Assumed office
8 May 2002
Preceded byAbdel Najm
Personal details
Born3 February 1959
Zahedan, Union of Khazestan and Pardaran
Political partyRevolutionary Masses Party (1979-1985)
Zorasan Zendebad (1985-present)
SpouseMaryam Hatami (1981-2009 d.)
Children5
Alma materMahrdad Ali Sattari Academy
Nickname“Captain Phosphorous”
Military service
Branch/serviceSeal of the ZIR Land Forces.png Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army Land Forces
Years of service1976-present
RankGeneral
Commands4th Banner Army (2003-2009)
Battles/warsIrvadistan War
Zorasani-Chanwan Conflict
AwardsOrder of Nasr Ribbon.svg Order of Nasr

Sadavir Hatami (b. ) is a Zorasani general and politician, who is currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Command. He also previously served as the head of the Inter-Service Discipline Office and the State Commission for Societal Defence.

Hatami joined the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Land Forces in 1976 during the later stages of the Irvadistan War at the age of 17, where he saw extensive action as part of the 29th Takavaran Brigade, an elite infantry unit. In the post-war years, he steadily rose the ranks before attaining the rank of Brigadier General in 2000. He was granted command of the 4th Banner Army in 2003 and would reportedly play a prominent role during the Tufan according to some sources. In the fallout of the 2005 election, Hatami would command Zorasani government forces against various Chanwan insurgent groups that rose up in response to a crackdown on the Chanwan minority.

During the Zorasani-Chanwan Conflict, Hatami’s forces were regularly accused of using excessive force and are also accused of massacres and crimes against humanity by Chanwan civil society groups. The repeated use of white phosphorous on Chanwan towns and villages, earned Hatami the pejorative nickname of “Captain Phosphorous” by Chanwans. Ultimately, Hatami oversaw the defeat of the Chanwan insurgency and was lauded in public as a national hero and saviour.

In November 2018, Hatami was appointed to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defence Command. Many commentators have described Hatami as "one of the most influential military-politicians in modern Zorasani history" and it is widely believed that he holds numerous other posts that hidden from public view. For instance, he is believed to be a leading figure behind the development of the Wolves community groups that are answerable to the military and not the national government. He also serves as the spokesman for the Central Command Council, of which he is a permament member.

Early life and career

Hatami was born 3 February 1959 to a middle class family in Zahedan, his father, Abdolrahim was a senior figure within the ruling Revolutionary Masses Party and his mother was the deputy chairwoman of the RMP's women's wing. He was politically engaged at a young age. After completing school, he attended the prestigious Imam Khosrow Military Academy, however, the outbreak of the Irvadistan War led to Hatami's cohort being deployed to combat. He saw action at the age of 17 in 1976. Following the war's end in 1979, Hatami returned to the academy to finish his studies and graduated at the rank of Second lieutenant in 1981.

Military career

Irvadistan War

Post-war

Chanwan Conflict

Captain Phosphorous

Political career

Tufan

State Administration for Societal Defence

Public image

Influence and power

Publications

Personal life