Bust of Qassem Soleimani to unveil
Iran Theater– A bronze bust of Qassem Soleimani was unveiled in the courtyard of Vahdat Hall on Sunday.
Iran Theatre– A bronze bust of Qassem Soleimani was unveiled in the courtyard of Vahdat Hall on Sunday.
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi and a large number of officials attended the unveiling ceremony of the bust created by Sabr-Ali Lavai.
Lieutenant-General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, the overseas arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was assassinated during a U.S. air raid in Baghdad on January 3.
Speaking at the ceremony held at Rudaki Hall, a smaller hall above Vahdat Hall, Salehi called Commander Soleimani a popular personality with whom people could easily connect.
“Peace, bravery and glory were the secrets behind the life of martyr Soleimani,” he said.
“Commander Soleimani came to life with the Sacred-Defense [1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war] and today the 40th anniversary of the Sacred Defense is his first death anniversary. Commemorating this martyr will help add to the splendor of the 40th anniversary of the Sacred Defense,” the minister said.
Next in a live video call with Khuzestan Province, the poster of the Zolfaqar Art and Literary Festival was unveiled.
The name of the festival refers to Zulfiqar, the sword of Imam Ali (AS). It was also used to name a national honor, entitled “Order of Zolfaqar”, one of which was presented to Commander Soleimani in March 2019 by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.