Yousef Kolahdouz (December 22, 1946 – September 30, 1981; Persian: یوسف کلاهدوز) was an Iranian general during the Iran-Iraq War.

They also considered the place of military men in society, obeying, ethics in the army, the virtue of dying for the sake of the country, etc.

[10] according to the memoires of Muhammad Ali Sharif, Mousa Namjoo insisted to cause Yousef to go to Imperial Guard (Iran).

[11] Kolahdouz was missioned to form the group of ones who are loyal to Ruhollah Khomeini in the Army organization.

[13] He also accepted the responsibility of spying and reporting on Hasan Aghareb Parast because the intelligence service of that time was suspicious to him.

[17] the intelligence service of that time, described Yousef as Dianthus, in Persian by the name of "Gole Mikhak".

[17] Later, Yousef along with Toutiani participated more in political activity against shah regime by the aim of overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty.

During the Ashura days in 1979 Iran, Kolahdouz took part in political activity against Shah such that was designed as schema against the operation of repressing of demonstrators.

[19] During the Lavizan event, killed approximately seventy of officers by corporation of Kolahdouz and his old men namely Hasan Zadeh and Omidi abed.

[20] Kolahdouz along with Namjoo and Hasan Aghareb Parast comprised the first committee in welcoming to Ruhollah Khomeini.

The first place of plannig establishment of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was welcome committee of Khomeini in early days of revolution.