Hossein Nejat

Mohammad-Hossein Zibayinejad , also known as Hossein Nejat , is an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander who served as deputy head of its Intelligence Organization. In 1981, he was given the responsibility of protecting the officials. In 2000, he became the commander of the Vali Amr corps, which is a protective security unit for the Supreme Leader of Iran, and served in that capacity for ten years; he reportedly had a key role during the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests. He later served as the IRGC deputy for cultural and social affairs, he was later replaced by Mohammad Reza Naqdi in late 2016.