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.

Commanders-in-Chief[]

No.	Portrait	Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1		Shahbazi, AliMajor general Ali Shahbazi (born 1937)	8 October 1998	1 June 2000	1 year, 237 days	[1]
2		Salimi, MohammadMajor general Mohammad Salimi (1937–2016)	1 June 2000	15 September 2005	5 years, 106 days	[2]
3		Salehi, AtaollahMajor general Ataollah Salehi (born 1950)	15 September 2005	21 April 2017	11 years, 340 days	[3]
4		Mousavi, AbdolrahimMajor general Abdolrahim Mousavi (born 1960)	21 April 2017	Incumbent	4 years, 26 days	[4][5]

Chiefs of the Joint Staff[]

Commanders of military branches[]

Ground Forces[]

No.	Portrait	Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
Commander of the Imperial Iranian Ground Force
1		Aryana, BahramGeneral Bahram Aryana (17 March 1906–21 July 1985)	1955	1958	2–3 years
2		Hejazi, AbdolhosseinGeneral	1958	1961	2–3 years
3		Azimi, RezaGeneral Reza Azimi	1961	1965	3–4 years
4		Zarghami, EzzatollahGeneral	1965	1969	3–4 years
5		Minbashian, FathollahGeneral Fathollah Minbashian	11 May 1969	1972	2–3 years
6		Oveissi, Gholam AliGeneral Gholam Ali Oveissi (16 April 1918–7 February 1984)	1972	1979	6–7 years
7		Badrei, AbdolaliLieutenant General Abdolali Badrei (1 July 1919–11 February 1979)	1979	1979	0 years
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force
1		Fallahi, ValiollahBrigadier general Valiollah Fallahi (1931–September 29, 1981)	1979	1980	0–1 years
2		Zahirnejad, Qasem-AliBrigadier general Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (1924–13 October 1999)	1980	1981	0–1 years
3		Sayad Shirazi, AliColonel Ali Sayad Shirazi (13 May 1944–10 April 1999)	1 October 1981	2 August 1986	4 years
4		Hassani Sa'di, HosseinColonel Hossein Hassani Sa'di (born 1940)	2 August 1986	8 May 1991	4 years
5		Najafi, AbdollahBrigadier general	8 May 1991	25 October 1994	3 years
6		Dadbin, AhmadBrigadier general	25 October 1994	1997	2–3 years
7		Pourshasb, AbdolaliBrigadier general	1997	2001	3–4 years
8		Mohammadifar, NasserBrigadier general	2001	2005	3–4 years
9		Dadras, Mohammad-HosseinBrigadier general Mohammad-Hossein Dadras	2005	2008	2–3
10		Pourdastan, Ahmad RezaBrigadier general Ahmad Reza Pourdastan (born 1956)	2008	19 November 2016	7–8
11		Heydari, KioumarsBrigadier general Kioumars Heydari (born 1964)	19 November 2016	Incumbent	4 years, 301 days

Air Force[]

No.	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Nakhjavan, AhmadMajor General Ahmad Nakhjavan (1856–1945)	25 February 1925	5 February 1930	4 years, 345 days

Air Defense Force[]

No.	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Meyghani, AhmadBrigadier General Ahmad Meyghani (born 1957)	31 August 2008	16 January 2011	2 years, 138 days
2		Esmaili, FarzadBrigadier General Farzad Esmaili (born 1972)	16 January 2011	29 May 2018	7 years, 133 days
3		Sabahifard, AlirezaBrigadier General Alireza Sabahifard (born 1963)	29 May 2018	Incumbent	3 years, 110 days

Navy[]

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy
1		Shahbazi, AliCommodore Gholamali Bayandor (1898–1941)	1931	25 August 1941 †	9–10 years	–
2		Zelli, AbdollahCommodore	1947	1952	4–5 years	[6]
3		Bayandor, GholamCommodore  [fa]	1952	1954	1–2 years	[6]
4		Shahin, HabibollahRear admiral  [fa]	1954	1960	5–6 years	[6]
5		Rasaei, FarajollahAdmiral Farajollah Rasaei (1908–2002)	1960	July 1972	11–12 years	[6]
6		Ataie, AbbasRear admiral Abbas Ramzi Ataie	1972	1976	3–4 years	[6]
7		Rasaei, FarajollahVice admiral Kamal Habibollahi (1930–2016)	7 January 1976	11 February 1979	3 years	[6]
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
–		AfsaripourCaptain Afsaripour Acting	1979	1979	0 years	[6][7]
1		Madani, AhmadCommodore Ahmad Madani (1929–2006)	1979	1979	0 years	[6]
2		Madani, AhmadCommodore Mahmoud Alavi	November 1979	26 February 1980	0 years	[6]
–		Tabatabaei, ACommodore A. Tabatabaei Acting	February 1980	May 1980	0 years	[6][7]
3		Afzali, BahramCaptain Bahram Afzali (1937–1984)	May 1980	24 April 1983	2 years	[6][8]
4		Hosseini, EsfandiarCaptain Esfandiar Hosseini (born 1937)	30 April 1983	25 June 1985	2 years	[6][9]
5		Malekzadegan, MohammadCommodore Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (born 1944)	27 June 1985	30 October 1989	4 years	[6][9]
6		Shamkhani, AliCommodore Ali Shamkhani (born 1955)	30 October 1989	27 August 1997	7 years	[6][10]
7		Mohtaj, AbbasCommodore Abbas Mohtaj	27 August 1997	25 October 2005	8 years	[6]
8		Kouchaki, SajjadCommodore Sajjad Kouchaki (born 1955)	25 October 2005	29 August 2007	1–2 years	[6]
9		Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore Habibollah Sayyari (born 1955)	29 August 2007	5 November 2017	10 years	[6]
10		Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore Hossein Khanzadi (born 1967)	5 November 2017	Incumbent	3 years	[11]

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