Military Career
He joined the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution when the body was established in 1980, where he was in charge of the Middle East Department, with Israel, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention.
Previous positions include:
- Staff Officer in the IRGC Central Command HQ responsible for the affairs of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
- IRGC’s Director of Cooperatives in 1981.
- Acting Commander of the Weaponry Support Unit of the Ministry for IRGC Affairs and responsible for equipment and industrial technical assistance in Hadid industries.
- Deputy Head of the Armament Section of the Military Industries Organization (MIO) between 1986-2007.
- Head of the operational council of the arms industry group in the defense industries organization.
- Head of the MIO's Munitions Section.
He was also active for Military service in Kurdistan from 1980 to 1985 in the Iran-Iraq War and was appointed Head of Saad by Yahya Rahim Safavi in 1995.
Najjar's IRGC activity includes:
- Membership of the IRGC since 1979 and membership in the Board of Directors of IRGC Industries.
- Participation in war fronts and various regions of operations in 1980.
- Establishment of IRGC training, health and hospital equipment centers.
- Head of the executive board of the armaments industry in the defense industrial organization from 1989 to 2000 on matters relating to organization, management, guidance, supervision and control, as well as the identification of strategy and policy for large research, industrial and service affairs at relevant ministries.
- Familiarity with trade transactions and local and foreign agreements and contracts as well as issues related to the transfer of technology in the field of procurement and export and international cooperation.
- Experience in the field of development and engineering. He was recognized by the government for his work in the fields of labor and production. He is also the recipient of the Ministry of Defense's Outstanding Manager Award.
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