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Moussa Khiabani
موسی خیابانیDeputy leader of MEK; commander of MEK armed wing
opposition
deceasedkilled in actionmilitary
Moussa Khiabani studied physics at the University of Tehran and joined the Mojahedin-e Khalq. He trained in guerrilla warfare in Lebanon and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1972 for MEK activities. Released in January 1979 during the revolution, he became Massoud Rajavi's deputy and commanded the MEK's armed wing inside Iran. On 8 February 1982, the IRGC raided his safehouse in northern Tehran. After a three-hour firefight, Khiabani was killed along with Ashraf Rabiei.