General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Insignia of the General Staff
Established 1989
Leadership
Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Bagheri
Deputy Chief of Staff Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi
Administration
Reports to Military office of the Supreme Leader[1]
Subordinates Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran
Insignia
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎‎) is the most senior military body in Iran, with an aim to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activities within armed forces.[2]

Iran's two existing separate militaries, Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Arteš) and Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Sepāh) are formally subordinate to the general staff; as well as Iran's sole national police force, Disciplinary Force.[2]

The organization was set up in 1989 in order to enhance cooperation and counterbalance the rivalry between the armed forces and is directly decreed by Supreme Leader of Iran, while the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, responsible for planning, logistics and funding of the armed forces is part of the executive branch under President of Iran.[2]

Current officeholders

Office Officeholder (Original Service)
Chief of the General Staff MG Mohammad Hossein Bagheri (IRGC)
Deputy Chief of the General Staff BG Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi (Army)
Deputy for Coordination MG Hassan Saadi (Army)
Deputy for Headquarters and Joint Affairs Unknown
Deputy for Manpower BG Mohammed-Hassan Bagheri (Army)
Deputy for Operations BG Mostafa Salami (Army)
Head of the Operations Directorate BG Ali Shadmani (IRGC)
Chief of Intelligence Organization Unknown
Deputy for Strategy MG Mostafa Izadi (IRGC)
Deputy for Planning and Programs Unknown
Deputy for Inspections BG Mohammed-Reza Ashtiani (Army)
Deputy for Basij Affairs and Defensive Culture BG Masoud Jazayeri (IRGC)
Chief of Engineering and Passive Defense Organization BG Gholam-Reza Jalali (IRGC)
Deputy for Basij BG Hossein Salehi (IRGC)
Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research BG Ali Abdollahi (IRGC)
Head of Training and Education Directorate BG2 Ramazan Raisiyan (Army)
Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research BG Mohammad Bagherzadeh (IRGC)
Source: As of September 2014[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ron E. Hassner, ed. (2013), Religion in the Military Worldwide, Cambridge University Press, p. 153, ISBN 1107512557
  2. 1 2 3 Forozan, Hesam (2015), The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards, Routledge, pp. 51–53, ISBN 9781317430742
  3. ↑ Galen Wright (6 September 2014). "Iran's Armed Force's General Staff". The Arkenstone. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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