Hossein Khanzadi

Amir

Hossein Khanzadi
Amir; Hossein Khanzadi
Born	c. 1967 (age 56–57); Gorgan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service / branch	Navy
Years of service	1986–2021
Rank	Commodore
Unit	Lavan
Commands	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Alma mater	Naval University of Noshahr; University of Command and Staff; Pakistan Naval War College; Supreme National Defense University;

Hossein Khanzadi (Persian: حسین خانزادی) is an Iranian hovercraft pilot in the regular military (Artesh) who served as the Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy from November 2017 to August 2021.^[2] On 17 August 2021, Rear Admiral Khanzadi was replaced by Shahram Irani, the first Sunni high ranking commander on the orders of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei.^[3]

During his tenure, the navy lost three vessels in non-combat incidents, namely Damavand (77), Konarak (A1403) and Kharg (431).

References

^ "Participants" (PDF), Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017, retrieved 5 November 2017
^ "Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army", Mehr News Agency, 5 November 2017, 4135697, retrieved 5 November 2017
^ "Iran appoints first Sunni high-ranking commander as Navy chief".

Military offices
Preceded by Habibollah Sayyari	Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 2017–2021	Succeeded by Shahram Irani

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