Qasem Soleimani was Iranian military personnel. Qasem Soleimani served as a major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC from 1998-2020. Likewise, Solemani was assassinated on 3rd January 2020 by a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport.

Early Life

Qasem Soleimani was born in the year 1957, on March 11. Likewise, the army personnel was born in Qanat-e Malek, Kerman Province, Iran. He was 62 years old at the time of his death. Moreover, he belonged to Iranian nationality and was born under the star sign Pisces. Soleimani followed the Islam religion.

Moving on to his family, he was born to Hassan Soleimani and Fatemah Soleimani. Likewise, his father Sohrab was a farmer. He is one of seven children and has a brother and five sisters. However, the names of the military personnel’s siblings are not available on the internet. The Iranian military general grew up with his siblings in the Kerman province.

When it comes to his education, there is no information available on the internet. However, he was a very distinguished army personnel. Thus, it is easy to speculate that he was certainly academically qualified.

Career and Professional Life

After Qasem graduated from school, he moved to the city of Kerman. In the beginning days, he worked on a construction site to help repay his father’s agricultural debts. Likewise, In the year 1975, he began working as a contractor for the Kerman Water Organization. While he was not at work, he spent his time weight training in local gyms. He also spent time attending the sermons of Hojjat Kamyab. Kamyab was a preacher and a protégé of Ali Khamenei, who according to Soleimani incited him to “revolutionary activities”.

Military Career

After working on his body, he joined the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) in 1979. He joined the IRGC following the Iranian Revolution. During his career as a guardsman, he was stationed in northwestern Iran. Likewise, he also participated in the suppression of a Kurdish separatist uprising in West Azerbaijan Province. Furthermore, On 22 September 1980, after Saddam Hussein launched an invasion of Iran, setting off the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988). Soleimani joined the battlefield serving as the leader of a military company. The military company consisted of men from Kerman whom he assembled and trained.

Caption: Qasem on a meeting with other army personnel(source: Pinterest)

He quickly earned a reputation for bravery. The young army personnel rose through the ranks because of his role in successful operations to retake the lands Iraq had occupied. He eventually became the commander of the 41st Tharallah Division while still in his 20s. Following the war, during the 1990s, he was an IRGC commander in Kerman Province. In the 1999 student revolt in Tehran, Soleimani was one of the IRGC officers who signed a letter to President Mohammad Khatami. Moreover, The letter had stated that if Khatami did not crush the student rebellion, the military would. Likewise, the letter also mentioned that it might also launch a coup against Khatami.

Furthermore, In the year 2008, he led a group of Iranian investigators looking into the death of Imad Mughniyah. The distinguished army personnel I helped arrange a ceasefire between the Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army in March 2008. Later In the year 2015, Soleimani began gathering support from various sources to combat the newly resurgent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and rebel groups. Moreover, the groups had both successfully taken large swaths of territory from Assad’s forces.

Awards and Net worth

He has earned a couple of awards from the Iranian army. He has received the following awards and decorations.
Order of Zolfaghar,  Order of Fath (1st class), and  Order of Fath (2nd class) and also Order of Fath (3rd class)

Caption: Qasem receiving an award(source: Instagram)

When it comes to net worth, he has not revealed his income details. Thus, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact net worth of the Iranian personnel. He has certainly been a part of several scandals over the years.

Death

Qasem Soleimani was assassinated on 3 January 2020. He died around 1:00 a.m. local time (22:00 UTC 2 January). The assassination was done by a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport.

Relationship status

Qasem was a married man. However, the army personnel’s wife’s name is not known. He has four children- Zeinab Soleimani, Mohammadreza Soleimani, and a son and a daughter.

Body measurements and Social media

Qasem was a well-built muscular guy. As for his height, he stood tall at 5 feet 9 inches and weighed 70 kg. Likewise, the Iranian army personnel had white hair and a pair of black eyes.

He is not active on any social media platforms.

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