List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army

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 part of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iranian Army
Structure
Personnel
Equipment
  • Current equipment
History

Commanders-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Shahbazi, AliMajor general
Ali Shahbazi
(born 1937)		8 October 19981 June 20001 year, 237 days[1]
2
Salimi, MohammadMajor general
Mohammad Salimi
(1937–2016)		1 June 200015 September 20055 years, 106 days[2]
3
Salehi, AtaollahMajor general
Ataollah Salehi
(born 1950)		15 September 200521 April 201711 years, 340 days[3]
4
Mousavi, AbdolrahimMajor general
Abdolrahim Mousavi
(born 1960)		21 April 2017Incumbent3 years, 167 days[4][5]

Chiefs of the Joint Staff
Main article: Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army

Commanders of military branches

Ground Forces
No. Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force
1
Aryana, BahramGeneral
Bahram Aryana
(17 March 1906–21 July 1985)		195519582–3 years
2
Hejazi, AbdolhosseinGeneral
Abdolhossein Hejazi		195819612–3 years
3
Azimi, RezaGeneral
Reza Azimi		196119653–4 years
4
Zarghami, EzzatollahGeneral
Ezzatollah Zarghami		196519693–4 years
5
Minbashian, FathollahGeneral
Fathollah Minbashian		11 May 196919722–3 years
6
Oveissi, Gholam AliGeneral
Gholam Ali Oveissi
(16 April 1918–7 February 1984)		197219796–7 years
7
Badrei, AbdolaliLieutenant General
Abdolali Badrei
(1 July 1919–11 February 1979)		197919790 years
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force
1
Fallahi, ValiollahBrigadier general
Valiollah Fallahi
(1931–September 29, 1981)		197919800–1 years
2
Zahirnejad, Qasem-AliBrigadier general
Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad
(1924–13 October 1999)		198019810–1 years
3
Sayad Shirazi, AliColonel
Ali Sayad Shirazi
(13 May 1944–10 April 1999)		1 October 19812 August 19864 years
4
Hassani Sa'di, HosseinColonel
Hossein Hassani Sa'di
(born 1940)		2 August 19868 May 19914 years
5
Najafi, AbdollahBrigadier general
Abdollah Najafi		8 May 199125 October 19943 years
6
Dadbin, AhmadBrigadier general
Ahmad Dadbin		25 October 199419972–3 years
7
Pourshasb, AbdolaliBrigadier general
Abdolali Pourshasb		199720013–4 years
8
Mohammadifar, NasserBrigadier general
Nasser Mohammadifar		200120053–4 years
9
Dadras, Mohammad-HosseinBrigadier general
Mohammad-Hossein Dadras		200520082–3
10
Pourdastan, Ahmad RezaBrigadier general
Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
(born 1956)		200819 November 20167–8
11
Heydari, KioumarsBrigadier general
Kioumars Heydari
(born 1964)		19 November 2016Incumbent4 years, 77 days

Air Defense Force
No. Picture NameTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Meyghani, AhmadBrigadier General
Ahmad Meyghani
(born 1957)		31 August 200816 January 20112 years, 138 days
2
Esmaili, FarzadBrigadier General
Farzad Esmaili
(born 1972)		16 January 201129 May 20187 years, 133 days
3
Sabahifard, AlirezaBrigadier General
Alireza Sabahifard
(born 1963)		29 May 2018Incumbent2 years, 251 days
No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy
1
Shahbazi, AliCommodore
Gholamali Bayandor
(1898–1941)		193125 August 1941 †9–10 years–
2
Zelli, AbdollahCommodore
Abdollah Zelli		194719524–5 years[6]
3
Bayandor, GholamCommodore
Gholam-Hossein Bayandor		195219541–2 years[6]
4
Shahin, HabibollahRear admiral
Habibollah Shahin		195419605–6 years[6]
5
Rasaei, FarajollahAdmiral
Farajollah Rasaei
(1908–2002)		1960July 197211–12 years[6]
6
Ataie, AbbasRear admiral
Abbas Ramzi Ataie		197219763–4 years[6]
7
Rasaei, FarajollahVice admiral
Kamal Habibollahi
(1930–2016)		7 January 197611 February 19793 years[6]
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
–
AfsaripourCaptain
Afsaripour
Acting		197919790 years[6][7]
1
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Ahmad Madani
(1929–2006)		197919790 years[6]
2
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Mahmoud Alavi		November 197926 February 19800 years[6]
–
Tabatabaei, ACommodore
A. Tabatabaei
Acting		February 1980May 19800 years[6][7]
3
Afzali, BahramCaptain
Bahram Afzali
(1937–1984)		May 198024 April 19832 years[6][8]
4
Hosseini, EsfandiarCaptain
Esfandiar Hosseini
(born 1937)		30 April 198325 June 19852 years[6][9]
5
Malekzadegan, MohammadCommodore
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan
(born 1944)		27 June 198530 October 19894 years[6][9]
6
Shamkhani, AliCommodore
Ali Shamkhani
(born 1955)		30 October 198927 August 19977 years[6][10]
7
Mohtaj, AbbasCommodore
Abbas Mohtaj		27 August 199725 October 20058 years[6]
8
Kouchaki, SajjadCommodore
Sajjad Kouchaki
(born 1955)		25 October 200529 August 20071–2 years[6]
9
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Habibollah Sayyari
(born 1955)		29 August 20075 November 201710 years[6]
10
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Hossein Khanzadi
(born 1967)		5 November 2017Incumbent3 years[11]

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