Mohammad Bagheri (general)

Sardar Major general Pasdar

Mohammad Bagheri
Sardar Major general Pasdar; Mohammad Bagheri
	Bagheri in 2019
Birth name	Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi
Born	1960
Died	13 June 2025 (aged 64–65); Tehran, Iran
Cause of death	Assassination by airstrike
Allegiance	Iran
Branch	IRGC
Years of service	1979–2025
Rank	Major General
Commands	General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Operations and Intelligence Deputy of General Staff; Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and Operations, General Staff;
Conflicts	1979 Kurdish Rebellion; Iran–Iraq War (WIA); Syrian Civil War Iranian intervention; ; June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran X;
Awards	Order of Fath (3); Order of Nasr

Major General Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری, 1960 – 13 June 2025; born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi Persian: محمدحسین افشردی) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who served as the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces from 2016 to 2025. He was killed along with other senior officers during a series of airstrikes launched by Israel on 13 June 2025. He was the highest ranking military officer in Iran at the time of his death.