Victory Medal ( Pers. نشان فتح , Eng. Fath Medal ) is the highest military award of the Islamic Republic of Iran , which has been awarded since September 27, 1989 by the Supreme Commander . [one]
| Victory Medal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fath Medal [1] | |||
| |||
| A country |  Iran | ||
| Type of | Medal | ||
| Status | is awarded | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Established | 1989 | ||
| Precedence | |||
| Senior award | Order of the Islamic Revolution | ||
| Junior Award | Medal of God's Help | ||
Award Statute
The medal depicts three palm leaves over the Great Mosque of Khorramshahr , the flag of Iran and the Persian word “Fatah” (victory). [one]
The medal has three classes: 1st grade is awarded to generals; 2nd grade established for colonels; 3rd grade for other officers. [2]
Awarded
1989
The first medals were awarded to the heroes of the Iran-Iraq war :
- Mohammad Hossein Fahmide (1967-1980), 13-year-old volunteer of the Basij Corps (posthumous)
- Mohsen Rezayi , Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Ali Sayyad-Shirazi , Commander of the Ground Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
21 people received the 2nd grade of the medal, 29 officers were awarded the 3rd grade of the medal. [one]
1990
On February 4, 1990, another 210 servicemen received the Victory Medal. Among them: [1]
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
- Abbas Babay (1950-1987) (posthumous)
- Jalil Zandy (1951-2001)
- Mansour Sattari (1943-1995)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Mohammad Ibrahim Hemmat (1955-1984) (posthumous)
- Mehdi Bakery (1954-1985) (posthumous)
- Hossein Harrazi (1957-1986) (posthumous)
- Ali Shamhani
- Yahya Rahim Safavi
- Mohammad Ali Jafari
- Kassem Suleimani
- Hossein Hamadani (1955-2015)
- Ahmad Casemi (1958-2006)
Other
- Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , President of Iran from 1989 to 1997
- Hassan Rouhani , President of Iran since 2013
- Mohammad Pakpur , commander of the ground forces of the IRGC
- Ali Fadawi , commander of the Navy of the IRG
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Poursafa, Mahdi . From "Aghdas" to "Fath": Medals resting on the chest of Iranian Serdars (Persian), Fars News (January 20, 2014). Date of treatment October 21, 2014.
- ↑ AWARDS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
See also
- Order of Liyakat (military award of Iran in 1937-1979)