Mehdi Bakeri | |
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Native name | مهدی باکری |
Born | Miandoab, Imperial State of Iran | 9 April 1954
Died | 16 March 1985 (aged 31) Al-Qurnah, Ba'athist Iraq |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1977–1985 |
Rank | 2nd Lieutenant (1977–1979) |
Commands | 31st Ashura Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | ![]() |
Alma mater | University of Tabriz |
Mayor of Urmia | |
In office 28 November 1979 – 24 September 1980 | |
Appointed by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Mehdi Bakeri (Persian: مهدی باکری; 1954 – 16 March 1985) was an Iranian military officer and prominent Iranian military figure in the Iran–Iraq War.[1][2] He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tabriz and participated in the Iranian Revolution against the Shah. Following the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, he joined to the IRGC and was killed in action in Operation Badr during the war.[3][4]