Abbas Mohtaj

Abbas Mohtaj (Persian: عباس محتاج‎) is an Iranian military officer and politician.

Sardar Abbas Mohtaj
Abbas Mohtaj in 2019
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1980–2005; 2013–2016
Rank	Commodore
Commands held	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War
Governor of Qom Province
In office 11 November 2005 – 17 March 2008
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Hamid Tahayi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Ardakani

He served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during Iran–Iraq War and was moved to the Islamic Republic of Iran Army after the war, holding office as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy between 1997 and 2005. Mohtaj was a government official in the administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009, serving as a governor[1] and then a vice minister.[2]

Military career

Mohtaj was deputy chairman of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Guards from 1988 to 1989. He was appointed as the deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Revolutionary Guards under Mostafa Izadi in 1989.[3] When Ali Shamkhani held office as the commander of Iran's regular Navy and Navy of the Revolutionary Guards simultaneously, Mohtaj was his deputy in the former maritime forces since October 1990[4] and succeeded Shamkhani as the commander of that military branch in 1997.[5]

References

1. Golnaz Esfandiari (16 February 2006), "Iran: Qom Authorities Crack Down On Sufis", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 30 March 2018
2. Michael Rubin; Ali Alfoneh (7 May 2008), "Iran News Round Up", National Review, retrieved 30 March 2018
3. James Bruce (1989), "Iran Strengthens Guards with Leader Reshuffle", Jane's Defence Weekly, 12: 703
4. Anthony H. Cordesman (1999), Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 187, ISBN 0-275-96529-5
5. Kenneth Pollack (1 October 1997), Shaking Up the High Command (Policywatch), The Washington Institute, retrieved 30 March 2018