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Mohammad Karami

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Mohammad Karami
Born27 January 1966
AllegianceIslamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
BranchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
RankBrigadier general
CommandsImam Hossein University
Special Representative of the President for Executive Affairs of Sistan and Baluchestan
In office
July 23, 2023 – October 22, 2024
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (Acting)
Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan
In office
December 22, 2022 – October 30, 2024
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (Acting)
Preceded byHossein Modarres Khiabani
Succeeded byMansour Bijar

Mohammad Karami is a Brigadier General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who has served as the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces since June 2025.[1][2][3] He has also served as the Commander of the Guards Officer of Imam Hossein University since November 2024. Karami served as the Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan in the Government of Ebrahim Raisi.[4][5][6]

Sanctions

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  • United States United States of America: In 2020 on charges of human rights violations and responsibility for shooting at protesters during the November 2019 protests.[7]
  • Canada Canada: In 2021, one month after the start of the Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, the Canadian government sanctioned Mohammad Karami on charges of "gross human rights violations." Previously, the United States of America had placed him on its sanctions list.[8]
  • European Union European Union: On January 24, 2023, the European Union issued new sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which included 18 natural and 19 legal entities of the Islamic Republic Iran, including Mohammad Karami. This sanction is due to his role in the brutal suppression of protests after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Islamic Republic.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iran Makes Key IRGC Appointment As Israeli Ground Ops Loom, Warns US Again Against Meddling". News18. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  2. ^ "Iran appoints new commander for its IRGC Ground Forces". Trend.Az. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  3. ^ "Iran appoints new IRGC ground forces commander | Caliber.Az". Caliber. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  4. ^ "Who is Mohammad Karami, the new commander of the IRGC Ground Forces?". BBC News (in Persian). 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  5. ^ "Iran appoints Brigadier General Mohammad Karami as IRGC ground force commander". Intelli News. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  6. ^ "Iran appoints new commander of IRGC Ground Forces". Apa. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  7. ^ "13 Iranian entities targeted by new US sanctions". The Jerusalem Post. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  8. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2022-10-19). "Canada sanctions additional representatives of the Iranian regime". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  9. ^ "Iran executes two more men in connection with protests – DW – 01/07/2023". DW. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  10. ^ "Details of the new EU sanctions; 18 individuals and 19 legal entities on the sanctions list". Voice of America (in Persian). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  11. ^ "UK sanctions Iranian judges, commanders and regional governors". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
Military offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Marani
 Commander Quds Headquarters
2022–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Na'man Gholami
 Commander Imam Hossein University
Now–2024 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Hussein Modarres Khiabani
 Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan
2024–2022 		Succeeded by
Mansour Bijar
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