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List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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Islamic Revolutionary
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Commanders
Joint Staff
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Aerospace Force
Navy
Quds Force
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Intelligence Organization
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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.

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Commanders-in-Chief

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.
–Mansouri, JavadJavad Mansouri
Acting		March 1979May 19793 months[2]
–Chamran, MostafaMostafa Chamran
(1932–1981)
Acting		Summer 1979Summer 1979de facto officeholder[2]
–Rafsanjani, AkbarAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(1934–2017)
Acting		August 1979August 1979less than a month[2][1]
–Lahouti, HassanHassan Lahouti
Acting		October 1979November 19792 months[1]
–Kian, FereydounLieutenant colonel
Fereydoun Kian
Acting		late 1979late 1979Unknown[2]
–Khamenei, AliAli Khamenei
(born 1939)
Acting		24 November 197924 February 198092 days[1]
–Duzduzani, AbbasAbbas Duzduzani
(1942–2018)
Acting		19801980Unknown[1][3]
1Agha-Zamani, AbbasAbbas Agha-Zamani2 June 198027 June 198025 days[4]
2Rezaee, MortezaMorteza Rezaee [fa]22 July 198020 September 19811 year, 60 days[4]
3Rezaee, MohsenMajor general
Mohsen Rezaee
(born 1954)		20 September 198119 September 199715 years, 364 days[4]
4Safavi, Yahya RahimMajor general
Yahya Rahim Safavi
(born 1952)		19 September 199710 September 20079 years, 356 days[4]
5Jafari, Mohammad AliMajor general
Mohammad Ali Jafari
(born 1957)		10 September 200721 April 201911 years, 223 days[4]
6Salami, HosseinMajor general
Hossein Salami
(born 1960)		21 April 2019Incumbent4 years, 313 days[5]

Deputy Commanders-in-Chief

No. Portrait Deputy Commander-in-Chief Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1Kolahdouz, YousefMajor
Yousef Kolahdouz
(1946–1981)		July 198029 September 19811 year, 90 days[6]
2Shamkhani, AliAli Shamkhani
(born 1955)		June 198224 September 19897 years, 115 days[2][7]
3Safavi, Yahya RahimYahya Rahim Safavi
(born 1952)		24 September 198910 September 19977 years, 351 days–
4Bagher Zolghadr, MohammadBrigadier general
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
(born c. 1954/1955)		13 September 199730 April 20068 years, 229 days–
5Rezaee, MortezaBrigadier general
Morteza Rezaee [fa]		30 April 200622 May 20082 years, 22 days–
6Hejazi, MohammadBrigadier general
Mohammad Hejazi
(1956–2021)		22 May 20084 October 20091 year, 135 days–
7Salami, HosseinBrigadier general
Hossein Salami
(born 1960)		4 October 200921 April 20199 years, 199 days–
8Fadavi, AliCommodore
Ali Fadavi
(born 1961)		16 May 2019Incumbent4 years, 288 days–

Chiefs of the Joint Staff

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff § List of Chiefs

Commanders of military branches

Ground Forces

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces § Commanders

Aerospace Force

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force § Commanders

Navy

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy § Commanders

Quds Force

Main article: Quds Force § Commanders

Basij

Main article: Basij § Commanders

Chairmen of intelligence agencies

Intelligence Organization

Main article: Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps § Senior officials

Intelligence Protection Organization

Main article: Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps § Chairmen

Supreme Leader Representatives

No. Portrait Representative Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1Lahouti, HassanHassan Lahouti197919790 years–
2Mahallati, FazlollahFazlollah Mahallati198019810–1 years–
3Taheri-Khorramabadi, HassanHassan Taheri-Khorramabadi198119820–1 years–
4Faker, Mohammad-RezaMohammad-Reza Faker198219830–1 years–
(2)Mahallati, FazlollahFazlollah Mahallati198319862–3 years–
5Nouri, AbdollahAbdollah Nouri
(born 1950)		198919900–1 years–
6Mohammadi-Araghi, MahmoudMahmoud Mohammadi-Araghi199019910–1 years–
7Movahedi-Kermani, AliAli Movahedi-Kermani
(born 1931)		1991200614–15 years–
8Saeedi Shahroudi, AliAli Saeedi Shahroudi2006201811–12 years–
9Hajisadeghi, AbdollahAbdollah Hajisadeghi2018Incumbent5–6 years–

Ministers

Main article: Ministry of Revolutionary Guards § Ministers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Steven O'Hern (2012). Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps. Potomac Books, Inc. pp. 18, 22–23. ISBN 978-1597977012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, p. 118, ISBN 978-0-8330-0777-3, retrieved 15 January 2017
  3. ^ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, pp. 96–97, ISBN 978-1317525646
  4. ^ a b c d e Forozan, Hesam (2015), The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards, Routledge, Table 2.1: Commander-in-Chief of the Sepah Since 1979, p 59, ISBN 9781317430742
  5. ^ Gladstone, Rick. "Iran's Supreme Leader Replaces Head of Revolutionary Guards". NYT. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ Allamian, Saeed (2016). I say for the history: Memories of Mohsen Rafighdoust (in Persian). Soore-ye Mehr. p. 127. ISBN 9786000302931. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ^ Katzman, Kenneth (September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809.
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