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In Iran, the name of the sword has been used as an eponym in military contexts; thus, Reza Shah Pahlavi renamed the military order Portrait of the Commander of Faithful to Order of Zolfaghar in 1925. [9] The 58th Takavar Division of Shahroud is also named after the sword. [citation needed] An Iranian main battle tank is also named after the ...
The Order of Zolfaghar (Persian: نشان ذوالفقار, Neshan-e Zolfaghar) is the highest military honour of Iran. It was established in 1856 as the Decoration of the Commander of the Faithful, by Naser al-Din Shah. It was given its current name in 1925, by Reza Shah. It is the pinnacle of the imperial honours system, limited to the ...
The Zolfaghar (Persian: ذوالفقار) missile is an Iranian road-mobile, [2] single-stage, solid-propelled SRBM [1] named after Zulfiqar the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It is believed to be derived from the Fateh-110 SRBM family [2] (possibly the Fateh-313 missile). [1] The Aerospace Industries Organization unveiled the weapon in 2016. [3]
Asad Zulfiqar (born 1997), Dutch cricketer; Saqib Zulfiqar (born 1997), Dutch cricketer; Sikander Zulfiqar (born 1997), Dutch cricketer; Ahmed Mourad Bey Zulfikar (1888–1945), Egyptian police commissioner
Zolfaghar (Persian: ذوالفقار, named after Zulfiqar; also known as Peykaap III [1]) is a class of fast patrol craft operated by the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. Design
Zolfaghar: Established 1856, renamed 1925: Revived in 2019 when Major General Qasem Soleimani received the decoration, the first time it had been awarded since 1979. [4] Ireland: Military Medal for Gallantry: Established 1944: Israel: Medal of Valor: 19 January 1948: 40 [5] Replacement for the Hero of Israel. None has been awarded since 1975 ...
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said this is an upgrade on the older Zolfaghar model, that had a range of 700 kilometers. [4] See also. Fateh-110;
On February 10, 1986, Iran launched a successful surprise amphibious assault, (what became known as the first Battle of Al-Faw), across the Shatt al-Arab (Arvand rud in Persian) waterway and seized the strategic al-Faw Peninsula.