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Zulfiqar (Persian: Zolfaqaar) is an Iranian main battle tank (MBT) conceived by Brigadier General Mir-Younes Masoumzadeh deputy ground force commander for research and self-sufficiency of the armed forces. It is named after Zulfiqar the legendary sword of Hazrat Ali.The test prototypes of the tank were evaluated in 1993. Six semi-industrial prototypes of the tank were produced and tested in 1997.