Military ranks of Imperial Iran

The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively:

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Iran
	Aryabod آریابود Marshal		Arteshbod ارتشبد General		Sepahbod سپهبد Lieutenant general		Sarlashgar سرلشگر Major general		Sartip سرتیپ Brigadier general		Sarhang سرهنگ Colonel		Sarhang Dovom سرهنگ دوم Lieutenant Colonel		Sargord سرگرد Major		Sarvan سروان Captain		Setvan Yekom ستوان یکم 1st Lieutenant		Setvan Dokom ستوان دوم 2nd Lieutenant		Setvan Sevom ستوان سوم 3rd Lieutenant
Iran																									No equivalent
	Aryabod		Darybod Admiral		Daryāsālār (دریاسالار) Vice admiral		Daryābān (دریابان) Rear admiral		Daryādār (دریادار) Commodore		Nākhodā Yekomn (ناخدا یکم) Captain		Nākhodā Dovom (ناخدا دوم) Commander		Nākhodā Sevom (ناخدا سوم) Lieutenant Commander		Nāvsarvān (ناوسروان) Lieutenant		Nāvbān Yekom (ناوبان یکم) Lieutenant (junior grade)		Nāvbān Dovom (ناوبان دوم) Ensign		Nāvbān Sevom (ناوبان سوم) Probationary Ensign
Iran
	Aryabod		Arteshbod		Sepahbod		Sarlashgar		Sartip		Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		1st Lieutenant ستوان یکم		2nd Lieutenant ستوان دوم		3rd Lieutenant ستوان سوم
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iran
	Sarostovar Yekom			Sarostovar Dovom			Sarostovar Sevom		Ostovar		Ostavar Yekom			Ostavar Dovom			Goruhban Yekom						Goruhban Dovom		Goruhban Sevom		Sarjukhe		Sarbaz Yekom		Sarbaz Sefr Equivalent NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1 References Uniforminsignia.org (Imperial State of Persia Army) Uniforminsignia.org (Imperial State of Persia Navy) Uniforminsignia.org (Imperial State of Persia Air Force)