The ceremony took place in the Shahid Mahallati district, in northeastern Tehran.
Before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, General Afshar was arrested for his political activities and spent four months in prison.
He was among the students following the line of Imam Khomeini, the founder of Islamic Republic, and took part in the takeover of the espionage den, former US Embassy in Tehran.
From 1979 to 1982, he was a member of the Central Council of Iran’s Construction Jihad.
During the Iran-Iraq war, he served as deputy head, chief of staff, and spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC).
From 1989 to 1997, he was the commander of the Basij Resistance Force.
Between 1997 and 2000, he served as president of Imam Hossein University.
He also held several other senior posts, including Head of the Foundation for the Preservation and Publication of Sacred Defense Values, and Deputy for Political and Social Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Interior.
