Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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فرمانده کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران ( Persian ) | |
Armed Forces of Iran | |
Seat | Tehran , Iran |
Appointer | Assembly of Experts |
Formation | 6 August 1906 |
First holder | Shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah |
The position of Commander-in-Chief ( Farmandehe Koll-e Qova ( Persian : فرمانده کل قوا ), formerly known as Bozorg Arteshtārān ( Persian : بزرگارتشتاران ) is the ultimate authority of all the Armed Forces of Iran , and the highest possible military position within the Islamic Republic of Iran . The position was established during the Persian Constitutional Revolution . According to the Constitution of Iran , the position is vested in the Supreme Leader of Iran and is held since 1981.
List of commanders-in-chief
No. | Portrait |
Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Military rank | Military branch | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
• Sublime State of Persia (1906–1925) • | |||||||
1 |
Shah, Mozaffar
Shah
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1853–1907) |
6 August 1906 | 3 January 1907 † | 150 days | N/A | N/A | |
2 |
Shah, Mohammad
Shah
Mohammad Ali Shah (1872–1925) |
3 January 1907 | 16 July 1909 | 2 years, 194 days | N/A | N/A | |
– |
Khan, Ali
Regent
Alireza Khan (1847–1910) |
16 July 1909 [1] | 22 September 1910 † | 1 year, 56 days | N/A | N/A | |
– |
Khan, Abolqasem
Regent
Abolqasem Khan (1856–1927) |
22 September 1910 [1] | 21 July 1914 | 3 years, 314 days | N/A | N/A | |
3 |
Shah, Ahmad
Shah
Ahmad Shah (1898–1930) |
21 July 1914 [1] | 14 February 1925 | 11 years, 147 days | N/A | N/A | |
4 |
Khan, Reza
Prime Minister
Reza Khan (1878–1944) [lower-alpha 1] |
14 February 1925 [2] | 15 December 1925 | 304 days | Brigadier general |
Persian Cossack Brigade
(1894–1921) |
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• Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) • | |||||||
1 |
Shah, Reza
Shah
Reza Shah (1878–1944) |
15 December 1925 | 16 September 1941 | 15 years, 275 days | Brigadier general |
Persian Cossack Brigade
(1894–1921) |
|
2 |
Shah, Mohammad
Shah
Mohammad Reza Shah (1919–1980) |
16 September 1941 | 21 July 1952 | 10 years, 309 days | Captain [3] |
Imperial Iranian Army
(1936–1941) [3] |
|
3 |
Mosaddegh, Mohammad
Prime Minister
Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882–1967) [lower-alpha 2] |
21 July 1952 | 19 August 1953 | 1 year, 29 days | N/A | N/A | |
(2) |
Shah, Mohammad
Shah
Mohammad Reza Shah (1919–1980) |
19 August 1953 | 11 February 1979 | 25 years, 176 days | Captain |
Imperial Iranian Army
(1936–1941) |
|
• Islamic Republic of Iran (1980–present) • | |||||||
1 |
Banisadr, Abolhassan
President
Abolhassan Banisadr (1933–2021) [lower-alpha 3] |
19 February 1980 [6] | 10 June 1981 [7] | 1 year, 111 days | N/A | N/A | |
2 |
Khomeini, Ruhollah
Supreme Leader
Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–1989) |
10 June 1981 | 3 June 1989 † | 7 years, 358 days | N/A | N/A | |
3 |
Khamenei, Ali
Supreme Leader
Ali Khamenei (born 1939) |
4 June 1989 | Incumbent | 34 years, 53 days | N/A [lower-alpha 4] |
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(24 November 1979–24 February 1980) [8] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Appointed by the Parliament of Iran . [2]
- ↑ Mosaddegh was granted emergency powers by Shah of Iran to rule by decree . [4] While holding office as the Prime Minister and Minister of War (renamed to "Ministry of National Defence") simultaneously, Mossadegh went over the authority of Shah , the Commander-in-Chief vetted in the Persian Constitution of 1906 , and appointed commanders in Imperial Iranian Army and Police . [5]
- ↑ Delegated by the Supreme Leader of Iran . [6]
- ↑ He was caretaker of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , the highest position in the corps. [8] At the time military ranks were not used.
References
- 1 2 3 Sheikh-ol-Islami, M. J. (July 28, 2011) [December 15, 1984]. "AḤMAD SHAH QĀJĀR" . In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica . 6. Vol. I. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 657–660 . Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- 1 2 Elton L. Daniel (2012). The History of Iran . ABC-CLIO. p. 136. ISBN 978-0313375095 .
- 1 2 Ali Akbar Dareini (1998). The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty: Memoirs of Former General Hussein Fardust . Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 15–16. ISBN 8120816420 .
- ↑ James Buchan (2013). Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences . Simon and Schuster . p. 64. ISBN 978-1416597773 .
- ↑ John Prados (2006). Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA . Ivan R. Dee . pp. 102–103. ISBN 1615780114 .
- 1 2 Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations , Iranian Studies, vol. 25, Routledge, p. 96, ISBN 9781317525646
- ↑ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations , Iranian Studies, vol. 25, Routledge, p. 88, ISBN 9781317525646
- 1 2 Detailed biography of Ayatollah Khamenei, Leader of Islamic Revolution , Khamenei.ir, 23 September 2013 , retrieved 17 March 2016
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