Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian intelligence bureau
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The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sazman-e Hefazat-e Sepah) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of the Council for Intelligence Coordination.[1]
| سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی Rokn-e-Dovvom | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1984 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | |
Agency executive |
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Parent department | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
The agency split from the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC in 1984, and was mainly a military intelligence unit. In 1991, the agency was restructured as an independent organization reporting to the Supreme Leader of Iran, mainly tasked with IRGC personnel surveillance and combating espionage inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[2]
The Intelligence Protection Organization has three subsidiary units: the Supreme Leader’s Protection Corps (Sazman-e Sepah-e Vali-e Amr); the Ansar-al-Mahdi Protection Unit; and the Aviation Protection Organization (or Airlines' Protection Unit) (Sepah-e Hefazat-e Havapeimaei).[3]
Directors
| No. | Chairman | Rank | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Saeedi Shahroudi | None (Cleric) |
20 November 1984[4] | 6 March 1994[5] |
| 2 | Morteza Rezaee | Brigadier General |
6 March 1994[5] | 6 May 2006[6] |
| 3 | Gholam-Hossein Ramezani | None (Cleric) |
6 May 2006[6] | 2008[a] |
| 4 | Mohammad Kazemi | Brigadier General |
2008[b] | 26 June
2022 |
| 5 | Majid Khademi | Brigadier General |
26 June
2022 |
6 April
2026 |
