Who is Abdol Rahim Mousavi, Iran's chief of army staff killed in Israeli attack?
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Iran’s chief of army staff Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi killed in Israeli attack Photograph: (Iranian media)
The army chief Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi was among 30 key Iranian regime leaders and military chiefs targeted in the strike carried out by US and Israel.
Israel and US combined strike on Iran on Saturday (Feb 28) killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with several top leaders of the country. The attack also claimed the life of Iran’s chief of army staff Gen. Abdol Rahim Mousavi. The army chief was among 30 key Iranian regime leaders and military chiefs targeted in the strike carried out by US and Israel on Saturday.
Who was Abdol Rahim Mousavi?
- Mousavi was born in 1960 and made the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces in 2025
- He was made the chief after the assassination of his predecessor, Mohammad Bagheri, in the strike carried out by Iran in June 2025
- Prior to becoming the army chief he served as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army from 2017 to 2025
- Mousavi joined the Iranian army in 1979
Other top leaders killed in the attack
The biggest loss for Iran in the strike has been the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Defense Minister Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh and the head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and security adviser Ali Shamkhani, were also the killed in the attack, reported the state media on Sunday morning.
Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of its leaders. Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf in a threat to US said, “You have crossed our red line and must pay the price."
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“We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg," he added further.
