Hossein Alaei
Appearance
Hossein Alaei | |
|---|---|
حسین علایی | |
Allaee in 2017 | |
| CEO of the Steel Employees Retirement Fund | |
| In office 2024–2025 | |
| Preceded by | Seyyed Hojjat Kazemi |
| Succeeded by | Alaeddin Azouji |
| Chairman of the Board of the National Iranian Tanker Company | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Seyyed Ahmad Moghimi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Shahonvand |
| CEO of Iran Aseman Airlines | |
| In office 28 October 1985 – 29 August 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Abbas Rahmatiyan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Gorji |
| Head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization | |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hassan Tavallaei |
| Succeeded by | Seyyed Majid Hedayatzadeh |
| Chief of Joint Staff of IRGC | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr |
| Succeeded by | Ali Akbar Ahmadian |
| Deputy Deputy Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Pakravan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hassan Tavallaei |
| Commander of the IRGC Navy | |
| In office 17 September 1985 – 23 December 1990 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Commander of the Noah-e Nabi Headquarters | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Abdulhamid Mallahzadeh |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | IRGC |
Years of service | 1979–2005 |
| Rank | |
| Battles/wars | Iran–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
[edit]- ↑ Muhammad Sahimi (25 July 2014), "The Hardline Heavyweights Allied Against Rouhani", IranWire, retrieved 2 November 2017
- ↑ Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (10 June 2017), David Clarke (ed.), "Iran's Aseman signs final deal for 30 Boeing 737s: IRNA", Reuters, retrieved 2 November 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Will Fulton (7 August 2013), "Rouhani's Cautious Pick for Defense Minister", Al-Monitor, retrieved 2 November 2017