Qasem Soleimani (Persian: قاسم سلیمانی, 11 March 1957 – 3January 2020) was an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and, from 1998 until his death in 2020, commander of its Quds Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations. In his later years, he was considered the second most powerful person in Iran behind Ayatollah Khamenei. and his right-hand man.
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Qassem Suleimani 11 March 1957 Qanat-e Malek, Kerman, Imperial State of Iran
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3 January 2020 (aged 62) near Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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