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Hossein Alaei

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Hossein Alaei
حسین علایی
Allaee in 2017
CEO of the Steel Employees Retirement Fund
In office
2024–2025
Preceded bySeyyed Hojjat Kazemi
Succeeded byAlaeddin Azouji
Chairman of the Board of the National Iranian Tanker Company
In office
2018–2023
Preceded bySeyyed Ahmad Moghimi
Succeeded byMohammad Shahonvand
CEO of Iran Aseman Airlines
In office
28 October 1985  29 August 1989
Preceded byAbbas Rahmatiyan
Succeeded byMohammad Gorji
Head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization
In office
2001–2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Hassan Tavallaei [fa]
Succeeded bySeyyed Majid Hedayatzadeh [fa]
Chief of Joint Staff of IRGC
In office
1997–2000
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Succeeded byAli Akbar Ahmadian
Deputy Deputy Minister of Defense
In office
1991–1992
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMahmoud Pakravan [fa]
Succeeded byMohammad Hassan Tavallaei [fa]
Commander of the IRGC Navy
In office
17 September 1985  23 December 1990
PresidentAli Khamenei
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Supreme LeaderRuhollah Khomeini
Ali Khamenei
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byAli Shamkhani
Commander of the Noah-e Nabi Headquarters
In office
1983–1986
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Supreme LeaderRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byAbdulhamid Mallahzadeh
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born1956 (age 6970)
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceIRGC
Years of service
1979–2005
Rank Brigadier General[1]
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Hossein Alaei (Persian: حسین علایی) is an Iranian retired military officer who was the CEO of Iran Aseman Airlines from 2013 to 2018.[2] During his military career, Alaei was among senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, having been its commander in two northwestern provinces, Karbala HQ, maritime forces and the joint staff. He was also defense minister's deputy in the 1990s and early 2000s.[3]

In 2013, Alaei was Hassan Rouhani's first choice for minister of defense, however he was reportedly rejected by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[4]

References

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  1. Muhammad Sahimi (25 July 2014), "The Hardline Heavyweights Allied Against Rouhani", IranWire, retrieved 2 November 2017
  2. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (10 June 2017), David Clarke (ed.), "Iran's Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA", Reuters, retrieved 2 November 2017
  3. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Saeed Ghasseminejad (24 April 2017), "CEO of Iranian Airline to Buy Boeing Jets Has Ties to IRGC", Foundation for Defense of Democracies, retrieved 2 November 2017
  4. Will Fulton (7 August 2013), "Rouhani's Cautious Pick for Defense Minister", Al-Monitor, retrieved 2 November 2017