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{{quote|Dear General Petraeus, you should know that I, Qassem Suleimani, control the policy for Iran with respect to Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan. And indeed, the ambassador in Baghdad is a Quds Force member. The individual who’s going to replace him is a Quds Force member.|Soleimani in a letter to CIA director David Petraeus.}}

{{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Evil-doer|image = 51F9D4C3-2628-48C3-ADF0-83B49008B784.jpeg|fullname = Qasem Soleimani|alias = Qassem Qassim The Shadow Commander Haj Qasem|origin = Qanat-e Malek, Kerman, Imperial State of Iran|occupation = Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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'''Qasem Soleimani''' (March 11th, 1957 – January 3rd, 2020) was an Iranian general who was the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, the branch of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) which dealt with proxy warfare. He was often named the mastermind of Iranian proxy warfare in the Middle East, thus, expanding Iran’s influence in the region. Sources have also called him the ''de facto'' second most powerful person in Iran after Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]], whom he had a close relationship with.

Soleimani began his military career during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen.

Soleimani began his military career during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan.

==Biography==

Soleimani was born on 11 March 1957.The Iranian government, Voice of America and other news media state that he was born in the village of Qanat-e Malek, Kerman Province, while the United States Department of State in 2007 listed his birthplace as Qom, Qom Province. In his youth, he moved to the city of Kerman and worked as a construction worker to help repay a debt his father owed. In 1975, he began working as a contractor for the Kerman Water Organization. When not at work, he spent his time lifting weights in local gyms and attending the sermons of a traveling preacher, Hojjat Kamyab, a protege of Ali Khamenei.

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 {{quote|Dear General Petraeus, you should know that I, Qassem Suleimani, control the policy for Iran with respect to Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan. And indeed, the ambassador in Baghdad is a Quds Force member. The individual who’s going to replace him is a Quds Force member.|Soleimani in a letter to CIA director David Petraeus.}}
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 '''Qasem Soleimani''' (March 11<sup>th</sup>, 1957 – January 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2020) was an Iranian general who was the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, the branch of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) which dealt with proxy warfare. He was often named the mastermind of Iranian proxy warfare in the Middle East, thus, expanding Iran’s influence in the region. Sources have also called him the ''de facto'' second most powerful person in Iran after Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]], whom he had a close relationship with.
-Soleimani began his military career during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen.
+Soleimani began his military career during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, fighting against [[Ba'ath Party|Ba’athist]] Iraq under [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 1998, he became the head of the Quds Force. He provided support to [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon as well as supported [[Bashar al-Assad]] in Syria, fighting [[ISIS]] as well as Syrian opposition. His army also armed the [[Houthis]] in Yemen. Soleimani also armed Baloch separatists in Balochistan.
 ==Biography==
 Soleimani was born on 11 March 1957.The Iranian government, Voice of America and other news media state that he was born in the village of Qanat-e Malek, Kerman Province, while the United States Department of State in 2007 listed his birthplace as Qom, Qom Province. In his youth, he moved to the city of Kerman and worked as a construction worker to help repay a debt his father owed. In 1975, he began working as a contractor for the Kerman Water Organization. When not at work, he spent his time lifting weights in local gyms and attending the sermons of a traveling preacher, Hojjat Kamyab, a protege of Ali Khamenei.