Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (Persian: امیرعلی حاجیزاده; born 28 February 1962 in Tehran)[1] is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, a position he has held since October 2009.
[2][3] During Eghtedar-e Velayat war games, on 8 March 2016, Hajizadeh said: "the reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km is to be able to hit our enemies from a safe distance.
On July 1, 2024, he stated: "We are hopeful of the arrival of the opportunity for [conducting] Operation True Promise 2..." and spoke of his wish to have another chance to launch a large-scale attack on Israel.
[8] On 29 September 2022, following the protests to the death of Mahsa Amini, Canada added Amir Ali Hajizadeh's name to Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List.
[12] In February 2023 Hajizadeh claimed Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 kilometres (1,030 mi) and threatened to kill former US President Donald Trump and former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.