Nasser Mohammadifar, an Iranian brigadier general, died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 80.
He served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran and Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and was the 14th commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army Ground Forces from 2001 to 2005. Born in Mian Rudan, Iran, on May 30, 1945, he began his military career in 1967 in the Imperial Iranian Ground Forces.
During the Iran-Iraq War, he commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 88th Armoured Division, the 35th Ranger Brigade, the 16th Armoured Division of Qazvin, the 81st Armored Division of Kermanshah and the Southern Headquarters.
Nasser Mohammadifar (Persian: ناصر محمدیفر; 30 May 1945 – 22 February 2026) was a brigadier general of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army who served as the Supreme Military Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran and Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. He was the 14th Commander-in-Chief [fa] of the Iranian Army Ground Forces from 2001 to 2005.