Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (Iranian Retired military commander) Age,.

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Known For	Being Iran's new security chief (2026)
Eye Colour	Blue Hazel
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper

Allegiance	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of Service	1979–2010
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	Joint Staff
Battles/Wars	Iran–Iraq War (1980) Iran-USA and Israel War (2026)

College/University	University of Tehran
Educational Qualification	Bachelor’s degree in Economics

Religion	Islam
Marital Status	Married

Wife/Spouse	Sedigheh Begum Hejazi
Other Relative	Son-in-law - Kazem Gharibabadi (Iranian diplomat)

Early Career	Joined Islamic Revolution in 1979 Active in carrying out attacks against Iran's monarchy before the Islamic Revolution Coheaded IRGC's educational division in the early 1980s
Positions Held	Commander of IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters and Ramazan Headquarters Co-founder of conservative paramilitary organization, Ansar-e Hezbollah (1990) Deputy interior minister for security and police under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005) Deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs (2007) Advisor to the Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani (2010) Deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs (2012) Secretary of the Expediency Council since 2023 New secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2026)

Early Career

Joined Islamic Revolution in 1979
Active in carrying out attacks against Iran's monarchy before the Islamic Revolution
Coheaded IRGC's educational division in the early 1980s

Positions Held

Commander of IRGC Irregular Warfare Headquarters and Ramazan Headquarters
Co-founder of conservative paramilitary organization, Ansar-e Hezbollah (1990)
Deputy interior minister for security and police under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005)
Deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs (2007)
Advisor to the Chief Justice Sadeq Larijani (2010)
Deputy Judiciary chief for strategic affairs (2012)
Secretary of the Expediency Council since 2023
New secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2026)

1. Born and raised in Fasa, near Shiraz, Iran
2. Involved in the killing of an American engineer and an oil company manager during university
3. Associated with an Islamist militant organization, Mansourun guerrilla
4. Represented Iran in various international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency through son-in-law Kazem Gharibabadi