The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (, Sazman-e Hefazat-e Sepah) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of the Council for Intelligence Coordination.
The agency split from the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC in 1984, and was mainly a military intelligence unit. In 1991, the agency was restructured as an independent organization reporting to the Supreme Leader of Iran, mainly tasked with IRGC personnel surveillance and combating espionage inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Intelligence Protection Organization has three subsidiary units: the Supreme Leader’s Protection Corps (Sazman-e Sepah-e Vali-e Amr); the Ansar-al-Mahdi Protection Unit; and the Aviation Protection Organization (or Airlines' Protection Unit) (Sepah-e Hefazat-e Havapeimaei).
Directors Chairman Rank Took office Left office 1 None(Cleric) 20 November 1984 6 March 1994 2 Morteza Rezaee Brigadier General 6 March 1994 6 May 2006 3 None(Cleric) 6 May 2006 2008 4 Mohammad Kazemi Brigadier General 2008 26 June 20225Majid Khademi Brigadier General26 June 20226 April 2026
See also Parallel Intelligence Agency Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, similar agency
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