Iraj Masjedi

PresidentHassan Rouhani

Ebrahim Raisi

Preceded byHassan Danaeifar

Succeeded byMohammad-Kazem Ale-Sadegh

Born1956 or 1957 (age 69–70)^[1]

Khuzestan, Iran^[2]

Sardar Iraj Masjedi
Ambassador of Iran to Iraq
In office 18 April 2017 – 11 April 2022
President	Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Hassan Danaeifar
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Kazem Ale-Sadegh
Personal details
Born	1956 or 1957 (age 69–70)[1] Khuzestan, Iran[2]
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1982–2017
Rank	Brigadier general[3]
Unit	Quds Force[3]
Commands	Quds Base[3] Ramazan Base[2]
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War[2] Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)[3]

Iraj Masjedi (Persian: ایرج مسجدی) was the former Iranian ambassador to Iraq, having previously served in the Revolutionary Guards for 35 years.^[4] A veteran of Iran–Iraq War, Masjedi was a senior Quds Force commander and served as a top advisor to Qasem Soleimani.^[4] He was designated as the ambassador to Iraq in January 2017^[5] and assumed office in April 2017.^[4] On October 22, 2020, the U.S. designated Masjedi under Executive Order 13224, imposing sanctions on him “for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF.“^[6]