Salehimanesh was born in July 1959. He was founder and commander of the
Vali-ye Amr special forces unit, responsible for the security of the
Supreme Leader of Iran, from 1986 to 1993 and subsequently held several offices in the
Ministry of Intelligence before being appointed the governor of
Qom province under President
Hassan Rouhani. Salehimanesh died from a cardiac arrest on 22 December 2025 at the age of 66. ==References==