Majid Ebn-e-Reza (born 1964) is an Iranian military officer and politician who served as the acting minister of defense of Iran from 2 March 2026.
According to the Deputy for Communications and Information of the Iranian President's Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Ebn-e-Reza as the acting Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Prior to his appointment, he held several strategic positions in the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, and the defense industries, and most recently served as a deputy minister in the ministry.
Alleged assassination On March 3, 2026, reports circulated claiming Israel had killed him in an airstrike, two days after the death of his predecessor, Aziz Nasirzadeh. However, neither Iran nor Israel has confirmed his death.
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