List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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The following individuals have been identified as chiefs of staffs of the:
- Imperial Iranian Armed Forces (until 1979)
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army (after 1979), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
In 1998 the title became Commander-in-Chief.
Chiefs of the Joint Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Iranian Armed Forces | |||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general Amanullah Jahanbani (1895–1974) | 1925 | 1926 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 2 | Major general Habibollah Sheibani | 1926 | 1927 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Mohammad Nakhjavan (?–1975) | 1927 | 1934 | 6–7 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 4 | Major general Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978) | 1934 | 1941 | 6–7 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 5 | Lieutenant general Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | 1941 | 1942 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 6 | Major general Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | 1942 | 1943 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 7 | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1943 | 1943 | 0 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 8 | Ali Riazi | 1943 | 1944 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| (7) | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1944 | 1944 | 0 years | Ground Force | – | |
| (6) | Major general Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | 1944 | 1946 | 1–2 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 9 | Farajollah Aghevli (1887–1974) | 1946 | 1946 | 0 years | Ground Force | – | |
| (7) | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1946 | 1950 | 3–4 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 10 | Abbas Garzan | 1950 | 1952 | 1–2 years | Ground Force | – | |
| (5) | Lieutenant general Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | 1952 | 1952 | 0 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 11 | Major general Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) | 1952 | 1953 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 12 | Brigadier general Taghi Riahi (1911–1989) | 1953 | 1953 | 0 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998) | 1953 | 1955 | 1–2 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 14 | General Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) | 1955 | 1961 | 5–6 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 15 | General Abdol Hossein Hejazi (1904–1969) | 1961 | 1965 | 3–4 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 16 | General Bahram Aryana (1906–1985) | 1965 | 1969 | 3–4 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 17 | General Fereydoun Djam (1914–2008) | 1969 | 1971 | 1–2 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 19 | General Gholam Reza Azhari (1912–2001) | 1971 | 1978 | 6–7 years | Ground Force | – | |
| 20 | General Abbas Gharabaghi (1918–2000) | 1978 | 1979 | 0–1 years | Ground Force | – | |
| Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general Mohammad-Vali Gharani (1913–1979) | 12 February 1979 | 27 March 1979 | 43 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 2 | Major general Nasser Farbod (1922–2019) | 27 March 1979 | 12 July 1979 | 107 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 3 | Major general Mohammad-Hossein Shaker | 12 July 1979 | September 1979 | 1 month | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 4 | Major general Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr (1920–2008) | February 1980 | 17 June 1980 | 4 months | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 5 | Brigadier general Valiollah Fallahi (1931–1981) | 17 June 1980 | 29 September 1981 † | 1 year, 104 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 6 | Brigadier general Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (1924–1999) | 9 October 1981 | 25 October 1984 | 3 years, 16 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 7 | Brigadier general Esmaeil Sohrabi (born 1937) | 25 October 1984 | 7 May 1988 | 3 years, 195 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 8 | Major general Ali Shahbazi (born 1937) | 7 May 1988 | 8 October 1998 | 10 years, 154 days | Ground Forces | [1] | |
Commanders-in-chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major general Ali Shahbazi (born 1937) | 8 October 1998 | 1 June 2000 | 1 year, 237 days | Ground Forces | [2] | |
| 2 | Major general Mohammad Salimi (1937–2016) | 1 June 2000 | 15 September 2005 | 5 years, 106 days | Ground Forces | [3][4] | |
| 3 | Major general Ataollah Salehi (born 1950) | 15 September 2005 | 21 April 2017 | 11 years, 340 days | Ground Forces | [5][6] | |
| 4 | Major general Abdolrahim Mousavi (1960–2026) | 21 April 2017 | 13 June 2025 | 7 years, 296 days | Ground Forces | [7] | |
| 5 | Major general Amir Hatami (born 1966) | 14 June 2025 | Incumbent | 282 days | Ground Forces | [8][9] |
Timeline
Commanders of military branches
Ground Forces
Air Force
Air Defense Force
Navy
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "انتصاب تیمسار سرلشکر علی شهبازی به فرماندهی ارتش". khamenei.ir (in Persian).
- ^ "Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders". People's Daily. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "انتصاب امیر سرتیپ محمد سلیمی به سمت فرماندهی کل ارتش". khamenei.ir (in Persian).
- ^ "Iran's regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on". Iran Focus. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "انتصاب امیر سرلشکر عطاءالله صالحی به فرماندهی کل ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران". khamenei.ir (in Persian).
- ^ "Leader appoints new top military brass". Islamic Republic News Agency. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "General Hatami appointed new Army Chief". Islamic Republic News Agency. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "انتصاب فرمانده کل ارتش و جانشین رئیس ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح". khamenei.ir (in Persian).
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