Rank insignia of the Iranian military

This article tackles the ranks and insignia of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is divided into three forces:

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Army or I.R.I. Army (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران)
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی)
  • Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نیروی انتظامی جمهوی اسلامی ایران)

The IRIA is divided into four branches of service:

  • Army ground forces
  • Air force
  • Air defense force
  • Navy

Official military ranks

The army, air force, air defence and police use the same rank system, while the revolutionary guard and the navy have separate systems of their own.

Iranian Army commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Iranian Ground Forces
No equivalent
General
ارتشبد
Lieutenant General
سپهبد
Major General
سرلشکر
Brigadier General
سرتیپ
2nd Brigadier General
سرتیپ دوم
Colonel
سرهنگ
Lieutenant Colonel
سرهنگ دوم
Major
سرگرد
Captain
سروان
1st Lieutenant
ستوان یکم
2nd Lieutenant
ستوان دوم
3rd Lieutenant
ستوان سوم
Officer Cadet
(دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام علی (ع
Enlisted
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 Iranian Ground Forces
Sergeant Major
استوار یکم
Master Sergeant
استوار دوم
Sergeant First Class
گروهبان یکم
Staff Sergeant
گروهبان دوم
Sergeant
گروهبان سوم
Corporal
سرجوخه
Private First Class
سرباز یکم
Private (E-2)
سرباز دوم
Private
سرباز

Iranian Air Force commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
No equivalent
General
ارتشبد
Lieutenant General
سپهبد
Major General
سرلشکر
Brigadier General
سرتیپ
Second Brigadier General
سرتیپ دوم
Colonel
سرهنگ
Lieutenant Colonel
سرهنگ دوم
Major
سرگرد
Captain
سروان
First Lieutenant
ستوان یکم
Second Lieutenant
ستوان دوم
Third Lieutenant
ستوان سوم
Officer Cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی
Enlisted
Equivalent
NATO Code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant
استوار یکم
Senior Master Sergeant
استوار دوم
Master sergeant
گروهبان یکم
Technical sergeant
گروهبان دوم
Staff Sergeant
گروهبان سوم
Senior airman
سرجوخه
Airman first class
سرباز یکم
Airman
سرباز دوم
Airman basic
سرباز

Iranian Air Defense Force commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Air Defense Force
No equivalent
General
ارتشبد
Lieutenant General
سپهبد
Major General
سرلشکر
Brigadier General
سرتیپ
Second Brigadier General
سرتیپ دوم
Colonel
سرهنگ
Lieutenant Colonel
سرهنگ دوم
Major
سرگرد
Captain
سروان
First Lieutenant
ستوان یکم
Second Lieutenant
ستوان دوم
Third Lieutenant
ستوان سوم
Officer Cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی
Enlisted
Enlisted rank insignia of the Iranian Air Defense Force
Chief master sergeant Master sergeant Sergeant first class Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private (E-1) Private
Persian: استوار یکم Persian: استوار دوم Persian: گروهبان یکم Persian: گروهبان دوم Persian: گروهبان سوم Persian: سرجوخه Persian: سرباز یکم Persian: سرباز دوم Persian: سرباز

Iranian Navy commissioned officers and enlisted ratings

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
No equivalent
Daryābod (دریابد)
Admiral of the Fleet
Daryāsālār (دریاسالار)
Admiral
Daryābān (دریابان)
Vice Admiral
Daryādār (دریادار)
Rear Admiral
Daryādār Do (دریادار 2)
Flotilla Admiral
Nākhodā Yekomn (ناخدا یکم)
Captain
Nākhodā Dovom (ناخدا دوم)
Commander
Nākhodā Sevom (ناخدا سوم)
Lieutenant Commander
Nāvsarvān (ناوسروان)
Senior Lieutenant
Nāvbān Yekom (ناوبان یکم)
Lieutenant
Nāvbān Dovom (ناوبان دوم)
Junior Lieutenant
Nāvbān Sevom (ناوبان سوم)
Ensign
Officer Cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه امام خمینی (ره)
Enlisted ratings
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Nāvostovār Yekom Nāvostovār Dovom Mahnāvi Yekom Mahnāvi Dovom Mahnāvi Sevom Sarnāvi Nāvi Yekom Nāvi Dovom Nāvi
ناواستوار یکم ناواستوار دوم مهناوی یکم مهناوی دوم مهناوی سوم سرناوی ناوی یکم ناوی دوم ناوی
Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer Third Class Seaman Seaman Apprentice Seaman Recruit

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
No equivalent
Guardian General of the Army
ارتشبد پاسدار
Guardian Lieutenant General
سپهبد پاسدار
Guardian Major General
سرلشگر پاسدار
Guardian Brigadier General
سرتیپ پاسدار
Guardian 2nd Brigadier General
سرتیپ دوم پاسدار
Guardian Colonel
سرهنگ پاسدار
Guardian Lieutenant Colonel
سرهنگ دوم پاسدار
Guardian Major
سرگرد پاسدار
Guardian Captain
سروان پاسدار
Guardian 1st Lieutenant
ستوان یکم پاسدار
Guardian 2nd Lieutenant
ستوان دوم پاسدار
Guardian 3rd Lieutenant
ستوان سوم پاسدار
Officer Cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام حسین (ع)
Enlisted
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Sergeant Major
رزم‌دار یکم
Master Sergeant
رزم‌دار دوم
Sergeant First Class
رزم‌آور یکم
Staff Sergeant
رزم‌آور دوم
Sergeant
رزم‌آور سوم
Corporal
رزم‌یار
Private First Class
سرباز یکم
Private (E-2)
سرباز دوم
Private
سرباز

Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code
OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Police
No equivalent
General of the army
ارتشبد
Lieutenant general
سپهبد
Major general
سرلشگر
Brigadier general
سرتیپ
2nd brigadier general
سرتیپ دوم
Colonel
سرهنگ
Lieutenant colonel
سرهنگ دوم
Major
سرگرد
Captain
سروان
1st lieutenant
ستوان یکم
2nd lieutenant
ستوان دوم
3rd lieutenant
ستوان سوم
Officer cadet
دانشجوی دانشگاه انتظامی امین
Enlisted
Equivalent
NATO code
OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Iranian Police
Sergeant major
استوار یکم
Master sergeant
استوار دوم
Sergeant
first class

گروهبان یکم
Staff sergeant
گروهبان دوم
Sergeant
گروهبان سوم‎
Corporal
سرجوخه‎
Policeman
first class

سرباز یکم
Senior policeman
سرباز دوم
Policeman
سرباز

Forest and Rangeland Protection Unit ranks

Insignia
Rank پاسیار دوم
Pasyar-Dovvom
پاسیار یکم
Pasyar-Yekom
سرپاسیار دوم
SarPasyar-Dovvom
سرپاسیار یکم
SarPasyar-Yekom
حافظ سوم
Hafez-Sevvom
حافظ دوم
Hafez-Dovvom
حافظ یکم
Hafez-Yekom
حافظ
Hafez
محافظ دوم
Mohafez-Dovvom
محافظ یکم
Mohafez-Yekom
محافظ
Mohafez


Prison Defense and Protection Unit ranks


Notes on ranks

Junior personnel

Private (Sarbāz dovom) (سرباز دوم) or equivalent rank is usually awarded by the end of six months of service after basic training.

Ostovar

The rank of ostovar, a Persian word which in principle means "solid" or "steady", is equivalent to the English-speaking ranks of warrant officers or sergeants major.

General officers

  • Second Brigadier General (Sartip dovom) (سرتيپ دوم) and second flotilla admiral (Daryādār dovom) (دریادار دوم) were created after the Islamic revolution of Iran as part of a new modified ranking system.
  • Major General (Sarlashkar) (سرلشكر) and the naval equivalent of Rear Admiral (Daryābān) (دریابان) are currently the rank of the heads of the Artesh, Sepah, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Lieutenant General (Sepahbod) (سپهبد) and the naval rank of Vice Admiral (daryāsālār) (دریاسالار) have not been in use since the Iran–Iraq War.
  • General (Arteshbod) (ارتشبد) and Admiral (Daryābod) (دریابد) have not been conferred since the Iranian Revolution.
  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Farmāndehe setāde kolle niroohāye mosallah) (فرمانده ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح): It is the highest military post acting as the Chief of Armed Forces General Staff. The post oversees all Commanding Generals of different branches of Iran's armed forces including army, navy, air force, IRGC and other forces. It is not a military rank by itself but only an appointment, and the holder wears the insignia of the current rank.
  • Commander in Chief (Farmāndehe kolle ghovā) (فرمانده كل قوا) or (Bozorgarteshtārān) (بزرگ‌ارتشتاران): It is the highest political command of the armed forces and is not a military rank by itself. This post is reserved for the Supreme Leader of Iran by the Iranian constitution and as such, does not wear any rank insignia at all.

See also

References

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