Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
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Command |
Supreme Leader Commanders Joint Staff |
Military branches |
Ground Forces Aerospace Force Navy Quds Force Basij |
Intelligence agencies |
Intelligence Organization Intelligence Protection Organization |
Personnel |
Ranks insignia |
Facilities |
Imam Hossein University Baqiyatallah University University of Command and Staff Amir Al-Momenin University |
The following individuals have been identified as senior officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Javad Mansouri was IRGC's "first unofficial commander" [1] and acting during its "early formative phase". [2] Abbas Agha-Zamani, however is considered the "first official operational commander" and was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. [1]
No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | Javad Mansouri Acting |
March 1979 | May 1979 | 3 months | [2] | |
– | Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981) Acting |
Summer 1979 | Summer 1979 | de facto officeholder | [2] | |
– | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017) Acting |
August 1979 | August 1979 | less than a month | [2] [1] | |
– | Hassan Lahouti Acting |
October 1979 | November 1979 | 2 months | [1] | |
– | Fereydoun Kian Acting | Lieutenant colonellate 1979 | late 1979 | Unknown | [2] | |
– | Ali Khamenei (born 1939) Acting |
24 November 1979 | 24 February 1980 | 92 days | [1] | |
– | Abbas Duzduzani (1942–2018) Acting |
1980 | 1980 | Unknown | [1] [3] | |
1 | Abbas Agha-Zamani | 2 June 1980 | 27 June 1980 | 25 days | [4] | |
2 | Morteza Rezaee | 22 July 1980 | 20 September 1981 | 1 year, 60 days | [4] | |
3 | Mohsen Rezaee (born 1954) | Major general20 September 1981 | 19 September 1997 | 15 years, 364 days | [4] | |
4 | Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952) | Major general19 September 1997 | 10 September 2007 | 9 years, 356 days | [4] | |
5 | Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957) | Major general10 September 2007 | 21 April 2019 | 11 years, 223 days | [4] | |
6 | Hossein Salami (born 1960) | Major general21 April 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 6 days | [5] |
No. | Portrait | Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yousef Kolahdouz (1946–1981) | MajorJuly 1980 | 29 September 1981 | 1 year, 90 days | [6] | |
2 | Ali Shamkhani (born 1955) |
June 1982 | 24 September 1989 | 7 years, 115 days | [2] [7] | |
3 | Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952) |
24 September 1989 | 10 September 1997 | 7 years, 351 days | – | |
4 | Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (born c. 1954/1955) | Brigadier general13 September 1997 | 30 April 2006 | 8 years, 229 days | – | |
5 | Morteza Rezaee | Brigadier general30 April 2006 | 22 May 2008 | 2 years, 22 days | – | |
6 | Mohammad Hejazi (1956–2021) | Brigadier general22 May 2008 | 4 October 2009 | 1 year, 135 days | – | |
7 | Hossein Salami (born 1960) | Brigadier general4 October 2009 | 21 April 2019 | 9 years, 199 days | – | |
8 | Commodore Ali Fadavi (born 1961) |
16 May 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 347 days | – |
No. | Portrait | Representative | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hassan Lahouti | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | – | |
2 | Fazlollah Mahallati | 1980 | 1981 | 0–1 years | – | |
3 | Hassan Taheri-Khorramabadi | 1981 | 1982 | 0–1 years | – | |
4 | Mohammad-Reza Faker | 1982 | 1983 | 0–1 years | – | |
(2) | Fazlollah Mahallati | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | – | |
5 | Abdollah Nouri (born 1950) |
1989 | 1990 | 0–1 years | – | |
6 | Mahmoud Mohammadi-Araghi | 1990 | 1991 | 0–1 years | – | |
7 | Ali Movahedi-Kermani (born 1931) |
1991 | 2006 | 14–15 years | – | |
8 | Ali Saeedi Shahroudi | 2006 | 2018 | 11–12 years | – | |
9 | Abdollah Hajisadeghi | 2018 | Incumbent | 5–6 years | – |
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
---|
Command |
Supreme Leader Commanders Joint Staff |
Military branches |
Ground Forces Aerospace Force Navy Quds Force Basij |
Intelligence agencies |
Intelligence Organization Intelligence Protection Organization |
Personnel |
Ranks insignia |
Facilities |
Imam Hossein University Baqiyatallah University University of Command and Staff Amir Al-Momenin University |
The following individuals have been identified as senior officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Javad Mansouri was IRGC's "first unofficial commander" [1] and acting during its "early formative phase". [2] Abbas Agha-Zamani, however is considered the "first official operational commander" and was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. [1]
No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | Javad Mansouri Acting |
March 1979 | May 1979 | 3 months | [2] | |
– | Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981) Acting |
Summer 1979 | Summer 1979 | de facto officeholder | [2] | |
– | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017) Acting |
August 1979 | August 1979 | less than a month | [2] [1] | |
– | Hassan Lahouti Acting |
October 1979 | November 1979 | 2 months | [1] | |
– | Fereydoun Kian Acting | Lieutenant colonellate 1979 | late 1979 | Unknown | [2] | |
– | Ali Khamenei (born 1939) Acting |
24 November 1979 | 24 February 1980 | 92 days | [1] | |
– | Abbas Duzduzani (1942–2018) Acting |
1980 | 1980 | Unknown | [1] [3] | |
1 | Abbas Agha-Zamani | 2 June 1980 | 27 June 1980 | 25 days | [4] | |
2 | Morteza Rezaee | 22 July 1980 | 20 September 1981 | 1 year, 60 days | [4] | |
3 | Mohsen Rezaee (born 1954) | Major general20 September 1981 | 19 September 1997 | 15 years, 364 days | [4] | |
4 | Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952) | Major general19 September 1997 | 10 September 2007 | 9 years, 356 days | [4] | |
5 | Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957) | Major general10 September 2007 | 21 April 2019 | 11 years, 223 days | [4] | |
6 | Hossein Salami (born 1960) | Major general21 April 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 6 days | [5] |
No. | Portrait | Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yousef Kolahdouz (1946–1981) | MajorJuly 1980 | 29 September 1981 | 1 year, 90 days | [6] | |
2 | Ali Shamkhani (born 1955) |
June 1982 | 24 September 1989 | 7 years, 115 days | [2] [7] | |
3 | Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952) |
24 September 1989 | 10 September 1997 | 7 years, 351 days | – | |
4 | Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (born c. 1954/1955) | Brigadier general13 September 1997 | 30 April 2006 | 8 years, 229 days | – | |
5 | Morteza Rezaee | Brigadier general30 April 2006 | 22 May 2008 | 2 years, 22 days | – | |
6 | Mohammad Hejazi (1956–2021) | Brigadier general22 May 2008 | 4 October 2009 | 1 year, 135 days | – | |
7 | Hossein Salami (born 1960) | Brigadier general4 October 2009 | 21 April 2019 | 9 years, 199 days | – | |
8 | Commodore Ali Fadavi (born 1961) |
16 May 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 347 days | – |
No. | Portrait | Representative | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hassan Lahouti | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | – | |
2 | Fazlollah Mahallati | 1980 | 1981 | 0–1 years | – | |
3 | Hassan Taheri-Khorramabadi | 1981 | 1982 | 0–1 years | – | |
4 | Mohammad-Reza Faker | 1982 | 1983 | 0–1 years | – | |
(2) | Fazlollah Mahallati | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | – | |
5 | Abdollah Nouri (born 1950) |
1989 | 1990 | 0–1 years | – | |
6 | Mahmoud Mohammadi-Araghi | 1990 | 1991 | 0–1 years | – | |
7 | Ali Movahedi-Kermani (born 1931) |
1991 | 2006 | 14–15 years | – | |
8 | Ali Saeedi Shahroudi | 2006 | 2018 | 11–12 years | – | |
9 | Abdollah Hajisadeghi | 2018 | Incumbent | 5–6 years | – |