Mehrdad Akhlaghi

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Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi (Persian: مهرداد اخلاقی کتابچی; born 10 September 1958) is an Iranian defence official who has served as Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics since October 2026. A veteran in the Iranian missile program, he previously headed the Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, the Aerospace Industries Organization, and the Defence Industries Organization, all involved in Iranian defense manufacturing. He was also close with Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, and played a role in developing many of Iran's ballistic missiles, including the Fateh-110. For his role in the Iranian missile program, he has been sanctioned internationally, including by the United Nations and the United States.

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