Esmail Daghayeghi

NicknameShahid (Martyr) Daghayeghi

Born1954

Behbahan, Khuzestan Province, Imperial State of Iran

Died18 January 1987
(age 32–33)

Shatt Al-Arab district, Basra Governorate, Ba'athist Iraq

Allegiance Islamic Republic of Iran

Esmail Daghayeghi
Nickname	Shahid (Martyr) Daghayeghi
Born	1954 Behbahan, Khuzestan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Died	18 January 1987 (age 32–33) Shatt Al-Arab district, Basra Governorate, Ba'athist Iraq
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran
Branch	Revolutionary Guards
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas (WIA) Operation Fath ol-Mobin (WIA) Operation Kheibar (WIA) Operation Badr (1985) Operation Karbala-2 Operation Karbala-4 Siege of Basra †
Awards	Order of Fath
Relations	Tayebeh Hamrahi (his wife)

Esmail Daghayeghi (Persian: اسماعیل دقایقی) (1954, Behbahan – 1987 in Shalamcheh) Iranian military commander in the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the Iran-Iraq War and military figure of the war.

Daghayeghi (Daqayeqi)^[1][2][3][4] who is known as the founder of the Badr Division, was born into a religious family in 1954 in the city Behbabah, Khuzestan. After finishing his high-school education, he got a job at the conservatory of the National Oil Company.^[5] When the Iran-Iraq War broke out, he joined the IRGC and fought in several battles and operations in the war.^[5][6][7][8] Daghayeghi was fatally hit by a missile fired by an Iraqi fighter jet during the Siege of Basra while exploring Shalamcheh,^[5] and ultimately died on 18 January 1987.^{[9][10][11][12]}