Abdorrasul Zarrin

Abdolrasoul Zarrin (in Persian: عبدالرسول زرین; 1941–1983 ) was an Iranian sniper in the Iran–Iraq War. Iranian sources claim he killed 2000 Iraqi soldiers during the war.[1][2][3][4][5]

Abdolrasoul Zarrin
Zarrin in the war with Dragunov sniper rifle
Native name
عبدالرسول زرین
Born1941 (1941)
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
Died1 March 1983(1983-03-01) (aged 41–42)
Khuzestan Province, Iran
AllegianceIran
Years of service1979–1983
RankBrevet
Battles/warsOperation Ramadan
Children7

According to Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi, his friend and Intelligence Commander of the Younis Diver Battalion of Imam Hussein army asked Zarrin how many persons did he shoot, and he said more than 3,000 persons, with 1769 of them being confirmed kills. [6] Jamejam newspaper agreed on this number.[7]

According to Iranian News Agency, he was one of the best snipers in the World.[5][8][9][3]

Early life

Abdolrasoul Zarrin was born in 1941 in the Village Qaleh Gol around Dehdasht. At the age of 4, he lost his father and at the age of 6, he also lost his mother and was placed under the care of his uncle.

As a teenager, he was able to find his paternal relatives in Isfahan and settle down with them for work and life. Abdul Rasool finally managed to set up a clothing store near the "Baba Ali Asgar" Mosque in Isfahan and start a family.

Zarrin started a family in Isfahan at the age of 20 and had 7 children. He built a house and a shop near the "Baba Ali Asgar" Mosque in Isfahan. His job at that time was selling clothes.[5]

He was killed in the second phase of the operation Kheiber.[10]

Titles

Hossein Kharrazi called him one-man Battalion, and the Iraqis called him Khomeini's hunter.[10]

He was awarded the honorary rank of Brevet after his assassination.[4]

Film

A film based on his life has been produced by the Fatah Narrative Cultural Foundation with the original name of Hunter's prey (which was later changed to Sniper), produced by Ebrahim Asghari and directed by Ali Ghaffari, in which Kambiz Dirbaz plays the main role.[11][12]

The film entered the Simorgh Soda section of the 39th Fajr Film Festival, and Crystal Simorgh received the "Best Film from National Perspective".[13]

References
  1. "خبرگزاری فارس | بهترین تک‌تیرانداز دنیا که بود؟/ رزمنده‌ای که شهید خرازی به او لقب گردان تک‌نفره داده بود". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  2. "گردان تک نفره لقب کدام شهید بود؟". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. YJC, Reporters Club News Agency (2019). "Familiarity with the world's top sniper; From battle to martyrdom". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  4. "سردار شهید عبدالرسول زرین/ روایتی مصور از گردان تک نفره". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. IRIB NEWS AGENCY (2020). "The best sniper in the world". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  6. "Single Army; A sniper who shot 2,000 Ba'athists". Tasnim News Agency | Tasnim (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  7. "Magiran | روزنامه جام جم (1400/07/04): گردان واقعا تک نفره". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. "Who was the best sniper in the world?". Khabar Online (in Persian). 2020-09-23. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  9. "«تک تیرانداز» روایتی از یک گردان تک نفره + تیزر". ILNA News Agency (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  10. "رادیوی عراق اعلام کرد "شکارچی خمینی" را زدیم/ اسطوره‌های "گمنام"دوران دفاع مقدس را چقدر می‌شناسیم؟". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  11. "عکس | کامبیز دیرباز در نقش شهید زرین؛ برترین تک‌تیرانداز تاریخ معاصر - همشهری آنلاین". www.hamshahrionline.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  12. "«شکار شکارچی» به «تک تیرانداز» تغییر نام داد". snn.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  13. ""یَدو» بهترین فیلم «فجر ۳۹» شد/ سیمرغ تماشاگران برای «ابلق"". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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