Ali Shahbazi

Ali Shahbazi (Persian: علی شهبازی) is the former commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.


Ali Shahbazi
Born25 February 1937
Qom, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchGround Forces
Years of service1960–2000
RankMajor General
Commands heldIslamic Republic of Iran Army
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Career

Shahbazi was appointed by Rafsanjani as the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Joint Staff on 7 May 1988.[1] Shahbazi was the first commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[2] He was succeeded by major general Mohammad Salimi when he resigned from office in May 2000.[3] Then he became the head of the Trusted University Council for National Defense and chief military advisor of Ali Khamenei.[2]

See also

References

  1. Gera, Gideon. "The Iraqi-Iranian War" (PDF). Dayan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. "Iran's regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on". Iran Focus. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders". People's Daily. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by
Esmaeil Sohrabi
Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1988–1998
Office demoted
First
Office established
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Mohammad Salimi
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