Esmail Ghaani

Sardar

Esmail Qaani
Sardar; Esmail Qaani
	Qaani in 2020
Native name	اسماعیل قاآنی
Nickname(s)	"The Shadow Commander", June 2025
Born	8 August 1957 (age 68); Mashhad, Pahlavi Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service / branch	Template:Country data Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Quds Force
Commands	Quds Force (2020–present)
Known for	Commander of Quds Force; successor to Qasem Soleimani
Conflicts	Template:Tree list Kurdish Rebellion (1979)Template:WIA; Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988); Afghan Civil War; Iraq War (2003–2011); War in Iraq (2013–2017); Syrian civil war; 2024 Iran–Israel conflict; Template:Tree list/end
Awards	Template:Tree list Order of Fath (2nd Class); Iran–Iraq War Veteran Honors; Distinguished Service Medal (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps); Template:Tree list/end

Irani descent aur Quds force ya IRGC ke leader.

Mauth 2025 mein kha gya tha baad mein approve nahi kiya tha.

Li par kai sanctions hai.