Qasem Soleimani

Known for

Acting

Born

March 11, 1957

Died

January 3, 2020

Birthplace

Kerman, Iran

Qasem Soleimani, also transliterated as Qassem Suleimani or Qassim Soleimani, was an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and, from 1998 until his death, commander of its Quds Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations.