List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
(Redirected from List of chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran)
The following individuals have been identified as commanding 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Iranian Armed Forces | |||||||
| 1 | Lieutenant general Amanullah Jahanbani (1895–1974) | 1925 | 1926 | 0–1 years |  Ground Forces | – | |
| 2 | Major general Habibollah Sheibani | 1926 | 1927 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Mohammad Nakhjavan | 1927 | 1934 | 6–7 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 4 | Major general Azizollah Zarghami (1884–1978) | 1934 | 1941 | 6–7 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 5 | Lieutenant general Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | 1941 | 1942 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 6 | Major general Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | 1942 | 1943 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 7 | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1943 | 1943 | 0 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 8 | Ali Riazi | 1943 | 1944 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| (7) | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1944 | 1944 | 0 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| (6) | Major general Hasan Arfa (1895–1984) | 1944 | 1946 | 1–2 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 9 | Farajollah Aghevli | 1946 | 1946 | 0 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| (7) | Major general Haj Ali Razmara (1901–1951) | 1946 | 1950 | 3–4 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 10 | Abbas Garzan | 1950 | 1952 | 1–2 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| (5) | Lieutenant general Morteza Yazdanpanah (1888–1970) | 1952 | 1952 | 0 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 11 | Major general Mahmoud Baharmast (1899–1977) | 1952 | 1953 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 12 | Brigadier general Taghi Riahi (1911–1989) | 1953 | 1953 | 0 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Nader Batmanghelidj (1904–1998) | 1953 | 1955 | 1–2 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 14 | General Abdollah Hedayat (1899–1968) | 1955 | 1961 | 5–6 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 15 | General Abdol Hossein Hejazi (1904–1969) | 1961 | 1965 | 3–4 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 16 | General Bahram Aryana (1906–1985) | 1965 | 1969 | 3–4 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 17 | General Fereydoun Djam (1914–2008) | 1969 | 1971 | 1–2 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 19 | General Gholam Reza Azhari (1912–2001) | 1971 | 1978 | 6–7 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| 20 | General Abbas Gharabaghi (1918–2000) | 1978 | 1979 | 0–1 years | Ground Forces | – | |
| Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |||||||
| 1 | Major 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 (?–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] | |
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Commanders-in-Chief
edit| 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 (born 1960) | 21 April 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 68 days | Ground Forces | [7] |
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Commanders of military branches
editGround Forces
editAir Force
edit| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major general Ahmad Nakhjavan (1856–1945) | 25 February 1925 | 5 February 1930 | 4 years, 345 days |
Air Defense Force
editNavy
editSee also
editReferences
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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