Hossein Dehghani Poudeh (Persian: حسین دهقانی پوده; born 2 March[citation needed] 1957), commonly known as Hossein Dehghan, is an Iranian military officer and former IRGC Air Force officer with the rank of brigadier general.

Dehghani was born in a village near Shahreza, called Pudeh, Dehaqan County, Isfahan province, in 1957.

[4][5] Dehghani served as a commander in the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and in its air force.

[8][9] During the Iran-Iraq war, he was among the leading and decision-making commanders of the IRGC along with Mohsen Rezaee, Rahim Safavi and Ali Shamkhani.

[6] He also served as an advisor to Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.

[8] However, Dehghani distanced himself from Ahmedinejad in 2012 and joined Moderation and Development Party led by Hassan Rouhani.