{"id":2050,"date":"2026-08-19T21:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehranbureau.com\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:01:50","slug":"irgc-amassing-power-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resanegar.com\/en\/irgc-amassing-power-in-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"IRGC Amassing Power in Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-central-palette-1-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An airline executive with a long military record assumes an influential legislative post, expanding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2019 political clout<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamid Aslani, chairman of the board of the Mahan Safir Mehr airline services firm and a long-time IRGC commander, was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1399\/03\/18\/2281305\/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">appointed<\/a> to the position of\u00a0 Majles executive deputy. Aslani\u2019s new post puts him in charge of \u201cplanning and taking action within the framework of the legislative structure outlined by\u201d Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given responsibility for \u201corganizing the bureaucratic and financial structure of the Majles,\u201d he has wide-ranging authority, including \u201cimproving the quality of its infrastructure using new technologies and improving the use of human resources,\u201d \u201cfinancial discipline,\u201d \u201cMajles security,\u201d \u201ccompleting the Majles expansion project,\u201d and \u201cproviding services to lawmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the course of his military career, Aslani served as deputy commander of the<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bagheri.ir\/featured\/id,105\/%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"> 31st Ashura Brigade<\/a> (now 31st Ashura Division) <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/99060906292\/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%88-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DB%B4%DB%B1-%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%DB%B1%DB%B4-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">operating<\/a> in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, and Ardabil, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bagheri.ir\/featured\/id,105\/%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86.html\">38th Zulfaqar Armored Brigade<\/a>, which operates in <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/kerman-25008\/%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%87%DB%8C-38-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%BE-%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Kerman<\/a>. He has held many other titles, including <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ana.press\/fa\/news\/17\/215375\/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">deputy coordinator\u2014and later, head of planning\u2014for IRGC ground forces, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ana.press\/fa\/news\/17\/215375\/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" class=\"ek-link\">executive deputy of the IRGC Command<\/a>, head of the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/khabarban.com\/a\/19049286\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Sacred Defense Documents and Research Center<\/a>, vice chairman of the IRGC Retirees Institute (roughly equivalent to the US Veterans Administration), and member of the board of trustees of the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/behdarirazmi.ir\/%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Sacred Defense Military Hospitals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aslani\u2019s appointment further cements the IRGC\u2019s hold over the parliament, underscored by the election last year of Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as Majles speaker. Qalibaf, whose military service dates back to the war with Iraq, headed\u00a0 the IRGC\u2019s Khatam-al Anbia Headquarters (<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bbc.com\/persian\/iran-52829948\" target=\"_blank\">1994\u201397<\/a>) and commanded the IRGC Air Force (1997\u20132000). Since the turn of the century, he has served as Tehran\u2019s police chief (<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/farsi.khamenei.ir\/message-content?id=9859\" target=\"_blank\">2000<\/a>\u20135)\u2014the last six men to hold the position have all been Guard members\u2014and then mayor (2005\u201317).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qalibaf has maintained close ties with the Revolutionary Guards, often <a href=\"https:\/\/tehranbureau.com\/former-tehran-mayor-qalibafs-international-business-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">appointing<\/a> his associates in the corps to positions of power within the institutions he has headed or by directing lucrative contracts under his purview to IRGC-owned entities. That tradition continues in his new parliamentary fiefdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aslani, Soleimani, and the IRGC Business Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aslani is known for having even firmer ties with an even more prominent IRGC leader: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/1396856\/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%BA%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Iranian media<\/a> have described him as \u201cone of Qasem Soleimani\u2019s friends and close companions.\u201d His name along with Soleimani\u2019s appears on the board of an organization named Ayta Salehin, which <a href=\"http:\/\/khairieh.com\/index.php\/%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7\/320-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86\/13194-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">was set up <\/a>in Kerman, the late Quds Force commander\u2019s hometown, for \u201ccharity and charitable work.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aslani has held a variety of positions with Mahan Air, which has been sanctioned by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/press-center\/press-releases\/Pages\/tg1322.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">US Treasury<\/a> since 2011 \u201cfor providing financial, material and technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF).\u201d He has been Mahan\u2019s director of human resources and formerly served alongside Qasem Soleimani\u2019s brother Sohrab on the board of a Mahan subsidiary called Pardis Parham Kish. Like other firms with close ties to Iran\u2019s ruling elite, Pardis Parham Kish has a \u201cpre-emption right\u201d which grants it vast license to cherry-pick nominally competitive contracts and other business opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahan Safir Mehr Co., the Mahan subsidiary whose board Aslani currently chairs, transports flight crews to and from their airports, offers customs services, and has import-export and construction and rehabilitation operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aslani has also been a board member of multiple entities controlled by the massive Sepah Cooperative Foundation (Bonyad Taavon Sepah, or BTS), the IRGC\u2019s primary <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tehranbureau.com\/doublethink\/report\/bonyad-findings\/\" target=\"_blank\">para-governmental foundation<\/a>, under whose umbrella Khatam-al Anbia operates. Among the BTS subsidiary boards on which Aslani has served are those of Behsaz Bana Gostar Saman (now dissolved), an industrial equipment and technical installation firm, and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranhavafaza.com\/index\/article\/2213\" target=\"_blank\">Paravar Pars Co.<\/a>, which produces gyroplanes, powered hang gliders, and drones, according to its\u00a0website. He was also a board member of Resalat Salehin Tehran Qardh al-Hasan Fund, which is one the three funds that in 2012 merged to create Resalat Bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An airline executive with a long military record assumes an influential legislative post, expanding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2019 political clout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[61,48,67],"issue":[],"article-type":[],"tb_section":[],"class_list":["post-2050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-iran-military","tag-irgc","tag-majles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IRGC Amassing Power in 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