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Yahya Safavi

PEP · Politician

Yahya Safavi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jahja Rahim Safawi · Jahjá Rahím Safaví · Seyyed Yahya Safavi · Yahya Rahim Safavi · Yahya Safavi · 10 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jahjá Rahím-Safaví · Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi · Yahya Rahim Safevi · Сафави, Яхья Рахим · יחיא ספווי · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	叶海亚·萨法维				[sources]
Birth date	1952				[sources]
Place of birth	Homam				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Yahya				[sources]
Last name	Safavi				[sources]
Title	Sardar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2036479				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Commanders-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (1997-2007) · Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (1989-1997)				[sources]
Education	University of Tabriz				[sources]
Religion	Shia Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2024-10-19

Descriptions

Special military advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-15

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata328,010

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