Hossein Zarifi: key obituary facts
Is Hossein Zarifi dead? Yes. Hossein Zarifi died on September 23, 2026.
Cause of death: Hossein Zarifi's cause of death was reported as gunfight.
What was Hossein Zarifi known for?
Hossein Zarifi was a Hossein Zarifi, Iranian IRGC brigadier general.
Hossein Zarifi, an Iranian IRGC brigadier general, died on September 23, 2026, after being killed in a gunfight in the Jihadabad area of Saravan in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province.
He commanded the Shahid Sajad operational headquarters in Saravan and served as one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces’ commanders. According to a posthumous announcement from the Quds Headquarters of the IRGC Ground Forces, Zarifi had spent more than a decade serving in southern Sistan and Baluchestan.