| Commander of the Iranian Navy | |
|---|---|
| Persian: فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش | |
 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | |
| Nominator | Commander-in-Chief of the Army |
| Appointer | Supreme Leader of Iran |
| Formation | 1931 |
| First holder | Gholamali Bayandor |
The Commander of the Iranian Navy (Persian: فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش) is the highest-ranking position of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current Commander Hossein Khanzadi.
List of officeholders[]
Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)[]
| № | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rear admiral Gholamali Bayandor (1898–1941) | 1931 | 25 August 1941 † | 9–10 years | – | |
| 2 | Admiral Abdollah Zelli | 1941 | 1952 | 10–11 years | [1] | |
| 3 | Rear admiral Gholam-Hossein Bayandor | 1952 | 1954 | 1–2 years | [1] | |
| 4 | Rear admiral Habibollah Shahandeh | 1954 | 1960 | 5–6 years | [1] | |
| 5 | Admiral Farajollah Rasaei | 1960 | July 1972 | 11–12 years | [1] | |
| 6 | Rear admiral Abbas Ramzi Ataie | 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | [1] | |
| 7 | Vice admiral Kamal Habibollahi (1930–2016) | 7 January 1976 | 11 February 1979 | 3 years | [1] |
Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)[]
| № | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Captain Afsaripour (Acting) | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | [1][2] | |
| 1 | Commodore Ahmad Madani (1929–2006) | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | [1] | |
| 2 | Commodore Mahmoud Alavi | November 1979 | 26 February 1980 | 0 years | [1] | |
| – | Commodore A. Tabatabaei (Acting) | February 1980 | May 1980 | 0 years | [1][2] | |
| 3 | Captain Bahram Afzali (1937–1984) | May 1980 | 24 April 1983 | 2 years | [1][3] | |
| 4 | Captain Esfandiar Hosseini (1937–1984) | 30 April 1983 | 25 June 1985 | 2 years | [1][4] | |
| 5 | Commodore Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (born 1944) | 27 June 1985 | 30 October 1989 | 4 years | [1][4] | |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani (born 1955) | 30 October 1989 | 27 August 1997 | 7 years | [1][5] | |
| 7 | Commodore Abbas Mohtaj | 27 August 1997 | 25 October 2005 | 8 years | [1] | |
| 8 | Commodore Sajjad Kouchaki (born 1955) | 25 October 2005 | 2007 | 1–2 years | [1] | |
| 9 | Commodore Habibollah Sayyari (born 1955) | 29 August 2007 | November 2017 | 10 years | [1] | |
| 10 | Commodore Hossein Khanzadi (born 1967) | November 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years | [6] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 "فرماندهان ارتش ایران از 1300 شمسی تا کنون" (in Persian). 31 January 2015. https://www.parsine.com/fa/news/222877/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-1300-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schahgaldian & Barkhordarian 1987, p. 113.
- ↑ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780815654322.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schahgaldian & Barkhordarian 1987, p. 114.
- ↑ Zeb, Rizwan (12 February 2003). "The emerging Indo-Iranian strategic alliance and Pakistan". http://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/7799-analytical-articles-caci-analyst-2003-2-12-art-7799.html. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army". Mehr News Agency. 5 November 2017. 4135697. http://en.mehrnews.com/news/129228/Leader-makes-new-appointments-in-Iran-s-Army.
- Schahgaldian, Nikola B.; Barkhordarian, Gina (March 1987). The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic. RAND. ISBN 0-8330-0777-7. https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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