List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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The following individuals have been identified as senior officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (AJA), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Chiefs of the Joint Staff
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of the Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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Imperial Iranian Armed Forces | |||||||
1 | Amanullah Jahanbani (1895–1974) | Lieutenant general1925 | 1926 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
2 | Habibollah Sheibani | Major general1926 | 1927 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
3 | Mohammad Nakhjavan | Lieutenant general1927 | 1934 | 6–7 years | ![]() | – | |
4 | Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978) | Major general1934 | 1941 | 6–7 years | ![]() | – | |
5 | Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | Lieutenant general1941 | 1942 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
6 | Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | Major general1942 | 1943 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
7 | Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | Major general1943 | 1943 | 0 years | ![]() | – | |
8 | Ali Riazi | 1943 | 1944 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
(7) | Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | Major general1944 | 1944 | 0 years | ![]() | – | |
(6) | Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | Major general1944 | 1946 | 1–2 years | ![]() | – | |
9 | Farajollah Aghevli | 1946 | 1946 | 0 years | ![]() | – | |
(7) | Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | Major general1946 | 1950 | 3–4 years | ![]() | – | |
10 | Abbas Garzan | 1950 | 1952 | 1–2 years | ![]() | – | |
(5) | Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | Lieutenant general1952 | 1952 | 0 years | ![]() | – | |
11 | Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) | Major general1952 | 1953 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
12 | Taghi Riahi (1911–1989) | Brigadier general1953 | 1953 | 0 years | ![]() | – | |
13 | Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998) | Lieutenant general1953 | 1955 | 1–2 years | ![]() | – | |
14 | Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) | General1955 | 1961 | 5–6 years | ![]() | – | |
15 | Abdol Hossein Hejazi (1904–1969) | General1961 | 1965 | 3–4 years | ![]() | – | |
16 | Bahram Aryana (1906–1985) | General1965 | 1969 | 3–4 years | ![]() | – | |
17 | Fereydoun Djam (1914–2008) | General1969 | 1971 | 1–2 years | ![]() | – | |
19 | Gholam Reza Azhari (1912–2001) | General1971 | 1978 | 6–7 years | ![]() | – | |
20 | Abbas Gharabaghi (1918–2000) | General1978 | 1979 | 0–1 years | ![]() | – | |
Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |||||||
1 | Mohammad-Vali Gharani (1913–1979) | Major general12 February 1979 | 27 March 1979 | 43 days | ![]() | [1] | |
2 | Nasser Farbod (1922–2019) | Major general27 March 1979 | 12 July 1979 | 107 days | ![]() | [1] | |
3 | Mohammad-Hossein Shaker | Major general12 July 1979 | September 1979 | 1 month | ![]() | [1] | |
4 | Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr (?–2008) | Major generalFebruary 1980 | 17 June 1980 | 4 months | ![]() | [1] | |
5 | Valiollah Fallahi (1931–1981) | Brigadier general17 June 1980 | 29 September 1981 † | 1 year, 104 days | ![]() | [1] | |
6 | Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (1924–1999) | Brigadier general9 October 1981 | 25 October 1984 | 3 years, 16 days | ![]() | [1] | |
7 | Esmaeil Sohrabi (born 1937) | Brigadier general25 October 1984 | 7 May 1988 | 3 years, 195 days | ![]() | [1] | |
8 | Ali Shahbazi (born 1937) | Major general7 May 1988 | 8 October 1998 | 10 years, 154 days | ![]() | [1] |
Commanders-in-Chief
[edit]No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Ali Shahbazi (born 1937) | Major general8 October 1998 | 1 June 2000 | 1 year, 237 days | ![]() | [2] | |
2 | Mohammad Salimi (1937–2016) | Major general1 June 2000 | 15 September 2005 | 5 years, 106 days | ![]() | [3][4] | |
3 | Ataollah Salehi (born 1950) | Major general15 September 2005 | 21 April 2017 | 11 years, 340 days | ![]() | [5][6] | |
4 | Abdolrahim Mousavi (born 1960) | Major general21 April 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 14 days | ![]() | [7] |
Commanders of military branches
[edit]Ground Forces
[edit]Air Force
[edit]No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Ahmad Nakhjavan (1856–1945) | Major general25 February 1925 | 5 February 1930 | 4 years, 345 days |
Air Defense Force
[edit]Navy
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 0-8330-0777-7, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=11435
- ^ "Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders". People's Daily. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=18101
- ^ "Iran's regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on". Iran Focus. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=185
- ^ http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=37445
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