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Mohammad Karami

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Mohammad Karami
Karami in 2023
Native name
محمد کرمی
Born (1966-01-27) 27 January 1966 (age 60)
Allegiance Iran
Branch IRGC
Rank Brigadier General
Commands IRGC Ground Forces
Special Representative of the President for Executive Affairs of Sistan and Baluchestan
In office
23 July 2023 – 22 October 2024
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (Acting)
Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan
In office
22 December 2022 – 30 October 2024
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (Acting)
Preceded byHossein Modarres Khiabani
Succeeded byMansour Bijar

Mohammad Karami (Persian: محمد کرمی; born 1966) is a Brigadier General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who has served as the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces since June 2025.[1][2][3]

He commanded the IRGC South-East Quds Force Operational Base in Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchistan Province from 2019 to 2022. He was linked to violent crackdowns and killings of protestors during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.[4] Karami served as the Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province in the Government of Ebrahim Raisi from 2022 to 2024.[5][6][7] He has also served as the Commander of the Guards Officer of Imam Hossein University, which is affiliated with the IRGC, since 2024.

Sanctions

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  • European Union European Union: On 24 January 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 Karami. This sanction is due to his role in the brutal suppression of protests after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Islamic Republic.[10][11]

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. ^ "Iran Makes Key IRGC Appointment As Israeli Ground Ops Loom, Warns US Again Against Meddling". News18. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  5. ^ "Who is Mohammad Karami, the new commander of the IRGC Ground Forces?". BBC News (in Persian). 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  6. ^ "Iran appoints Brigadier General Mohammad Karami as IRGC ground force commander". Intelli News. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  7. ^ "Iran appoints new commander of IRGC Ground Forces". Apa. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  8. ^ "13 Iranian entities targeted by new US sanctions". The Jerusalem Post. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  9. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2022-10-19). "Canada sanctions additional representatives of the Iranian regime". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  10. ^ "Iran executes two more men in connection with protests – DW – 01/07/2023". DW. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "UK sanctions Iranian judges, commanders and regional governors". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
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