Mohammad Kazemi

Mohammad Kazemi (; 11 July 1961 – 15 June 2025) was an Iranian intelligence officer and brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He served as the commander of the IRGC's Intelligence Organization from 2022 until his death in 2025, when he was killed by an Israeli airstrike during the Twelve-Day War.

Early life Kazemi was born on 11 July 1961 in Semnan, Iran, a city located east of the capital city, Tehran.

Career Kazemi first became a member of the Islamic Revolution Committees formed by Ruhollah Khomeini to suppress opposition to the regime beginning in the 1980s. from at least 2013.

According to the Spreading Justice database, as head of intelligence Kazemi was "directly responsible for human rights violations against all Iranian citizens from various ethnicities, religions, orientations, professions, and political views".

Kazemi was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in October 2024, along with other Iranian government figures.

Death Kazemi and his deputy, Hassan Mohaghegh, were killed on 15 June 2025 during the Israeli strikes on Iran. His death was announced by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and later confirmed by Iran's Tasnim News Agency. It had previously been reported in Iranian media that Kazemi and Mohaghegh were trapped under rubble after an airstrike on an IRGC Intelligence Organization building in Tehran.