Career
A veteran of Iran–Iraq war, he was reportedly killed in late 2014 by an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant sniper while on “an advisory mission” in Iranian-led intervention against ISIL.
Iran–Iraq war
He joined Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution immediately after the start of Iran–Iraq war in 1980 and recruited forces from Dasht-e Azadegan, forming a Military Intelligence Unit in Susangerd. During the war, he was promoted to “Ramazan Headquarters” command. War on ISIL
According to Badr Organization head Hadi al-Amiri, he “was present in most of the important battles against ISIL and played a key role in Liberation of Jurf First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sakhar”.
On December 30, Thousands of Revolutionary Guards gathered in Tehran for the funeral, including Qassem Soleimani.
Ali Shamkhani said "If people like Taqavi do not shed their blood in Samarra, then we would shed our blood in Sistan, Azerbaijan, Shiraz and Esfahan ”.
