Hossein Allahkaram
Hossein Allahkaram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1956 |
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University |
| Political party | Ansar-e-Hezbollah |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Revolutionary Guards |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Hossein Allahkaram (Persian: حسین اللهکرم) is an Iranian conservative activist, pundit and former military officer.
He is head of the coordination council of Ansar-e-Hezbollah and is described as its theoretician.
Following Allahkaram’s Ansar-e-Hezbollah’s attacks on women using acid as well as against students with tear gas, electric batons and knives, Allahkaram as well as co-founder Abdolhamid Mohtasham were sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury. Allahkaram is also under EU sanctions.