Commander of the Iranian Navy

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 is Shahram Irani.

Commander of the Iranian Navy
Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Incumbent
Commodore Shahram Irani
since 17 August 2021
 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Member ofIslamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Reports toCommander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
NominatorCommander-in-Chief of the Army
AppointerSupreme Leader of Iran
Formation1931 (1931)
First holderCommodore Gholamali Bayandor
DeputyDeputy commander
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
components
history
ships
personnel

List of officeholders
No. Portrait CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy
1
Gholamali Bayandor
Shahbazi, AliCommodore
Gholamali Bayandor
(1898–1941)		193125 August 1941 †9–10 years–
2
Abdollah Zelli
Zelli, AbdollahCommodore
Abdollah Zelli		1941195210–11 years[1]
3
Gholam-Hossein Bayandor [fa]
Bayandor, GholamCommodore
Gholam-Hossein Bayandor		195219541–2 years[1]
4
Habibollah Shahin [fa]
Shahin, HabibollahRear admiral
Habibollah Shahin		195419605–6 years[1]
5
Farajollah Rasaei
Rasaei, FarajollahAdmiral
Farajollah Rasaei
(1908–2002)		1960July 197211–12 years[1]
6
Abbas Ramzi Ataie
Ataie, AbbasRear admiral
Abbas Ramzi Ataie		197219763–4 years[1]
7
Kamal Habibollahi
Rasaei, FarajollahVice admiral
Kamal Habibollahi
(1930–2016)		7 January 197611 February 19793 years[1]
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
–
Afsaripour
AfsaripourCaptain
Afsaripour
Acting		197919790 years[1][2]
1
Ahmad Madani
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Ahmad Madani
(1929–2006)		197919790 years[1]
2
Mahmoud Alavi
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Mahmoud Alavi		November 197926 February 19800 years[1]
–
A. Tabatabaei
Tabatabaei, ACommodore
A. Tabatabaei
Acting		February 1980May 19800 years[1][2]
3
Bahram Afzali
Afzali, BahramCaptain
Bahram Afzali
(1937–1984)		May 198024 April 19832 years[1][3]
4
Esfandiar Hosseini
Hosseini, EsfandiarCaptain
Esfandiar Hosseini
(born 1937)		30 April 198325 June 19852 years[1][4]
5
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan
Malekzadegan, MohammadCommodore
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan
(born 1944)		27 June 198530 October 19894 years[1][4]
6
Ali Shamkhani
Shamkhani, AliCommodore
Ali Shamkhani
(born 1955)		30 October 198927 August 19977 years[1][5]
7
Abbas Mohtaj
Mohtaj, AbbasCommodore
Abbas Mohtaj		27 August 199725 October 20058 years[1]
8
Sajjad Kouchaki
Kouchaki, SajjadCommodore
Sajjad Kouchaki
(born 1955)		25 October 200529 August 20071–2 years[1]
9
Habibollah Sayyari
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Habibollah Sayyari
(born 1955)		29 August 20075 November 201710 years[1]
10
Hossein Khanzadi
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Hossein Khanzadi
(born 1967)		5 November 201717 August 20213 years[6]
11
Shahram Irani
Irani, ShahramCommodore
Shahram Irani
(born 1968)		17 August 2021Incumbent2 years[7]

References
  1. "فرماندهان ارتش ایران از 1300 شمسی تا کنون". parsine.com (in Persian). 31 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Schahgaldian & Barkhordarian 1987, p. 113.
  3. Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780815654322.
  4. Schahgaldian & Barkhordarian 1987, p. 114.
  5. Zeb, Rizwan (12 February 2003). "The emerging Indo-Iranian strategic alliance and Pakistan". CACI Analyst. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. "Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army", Mehr News Agency, 5 November 2017, 4135697, retrieved 5 November 2017
  7. "Iran appoints new navy chief". apnews.com. Theran, Iran. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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