Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah Pasdaran Enghaleb Islam-e), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian name Sepah, translated to English as Pasdaran, is a military organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was formed in May, 1979, as a force loyal to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, but later became a full military force along the army in the Iran-Iraq War.

Related Topics:
Persian - Pasdaran - Islamic Republic of Iran - 1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - Iran-Iraq War

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The present Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is General Rahim Safavi who was preceeded by Mohsen Rezaee. Iran's current hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a member of the Revolutionary Guards.

Related Topics:
Rahim Safavi - Mohsen Rezaee

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Sepah is a Persian word meaning "soldier," cp. sepoy.

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