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
فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش
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
Shahbazi, AliCommodore
Gholamali Bayandor
(1898–1941)		193125 August 1941 †9–10 years–
2
Zelli, AbdollahCommodore
Abdollah Zelli		194719524–5 years[1]
3
Bayandor, GholamCommodore
Gholam-Hossein Bayandor		195219541–2 years[1]
4
Shahin, HabibollahRear admiral
Habibollah Shahin		195419605–6 years[1]
5
Rasaei, FarajollahAdmiral
Farajollah Rasaei
(1908–2002)		1960July 197211–12 years[1]
6
Ataie, AbbasRear admiral
Abbas Ramzi Ataie		197219763–4 years[1]
7
Rasaei, FarajollahVice admiral
Kamal Habibollahi
(1930–2016)		7 January 197611 February 19793 years[1]
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
–
AfsaripourCaptain
Afsaripour
Acting		197919790 years[1][2]
1
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Ahmad Madani
(1929–2006)		197919790 years[1]
2
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Mahmoud Alavi		November 197926 February 19800 years[1]
–
Tabatabaei, ACommodore
A. Tabatabaei
Acting		February 1980May 19800 years[1][2]
3
Afzali, BahramCaptain
Bahram Afzali
(1937–1984)		May 198024 April 19832 years[1][3]
4
Hosseini, EsfandiarCaptain
Esfandiar Hosseini
(born 1937)		30 April 198325 June 19852 years[1][4]
5
Malekzadegan, MohammadCommodore
Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan
(born 1944)		27 June 198530 October 19894 years[1][4]
6
Shamkhani, AliCommodore
Ali Shamkhani
(born 1955)		30 October 198927 August 19977 years[1][5]
7
Mohtaj, AbbasCommodore
Abbas Mohtaj		27 August 199725 October 20058 years[1]
8
Kouchaki, SajjadCommodore
Sajjad Kouchaki
(born 1955)		25 October 200529 August 20071–2 years[1]
9
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Habibollah Sayyari
(born 1955)		29 August 20075 November 201710 years[1]
10
Sayyari, HabibollahCommodore
Hossein Khanzadi
(born 1967)		5 November 201717 August 20213 years[6]
11
Irani, ShahramCommodore
Shahram Irani
(born 1968)		17 August 2021Incumbent0 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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