Iranian leaders of the Iran–Iraq War
This is a list of Iranian leaders of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988).
Leaders
[edit]- Abolhassan Banisadr (Start of War – 10 June 1981)
- Ruhollah Khomeini (10 June 1981 – End of War)
- Akbar Rafsanjani, acted as the de facto commander-in-chief since mid-1980s[1] and was later officially appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief on 2 June 1988[2]
- Hassan Rouhani, served as deputy to second-in-command since 1988[3]
- Akbar Rafsanjani, acted as the de facto commander-in-chief since mid-1980s[1] and was later officially appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief on 2 June 1988[2]
Military commanders
[edit]Strategic level
[edit]- Brig. Gen. Valiollah Fallahi (KIA) (Start of War – 29 September 1981)[4]
- Brig. Gen. Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (1 October 1981 – 25 October 1984)[4]
- Col. Esmaeil Sohrabi (25 October 1984 – 1988)[4]
- Brig. Gen. Ali Shahbazi (1988 – End of War)[5]
- Brig. Gen. Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad (Start of War – 1 October 1981)[4]
- Col. Ali Sayyad Shirazi (1 October 1981 – Spring 1986)[4][6]
- Col. Hossein Hassani-Sadi (Spring 1986 – End of War)[6]
- Col. Javad Fakoori (KIA) (Start of War – 29 September 1981)[4]
- Col. Mohammad-Hossein Moinpour (2 October 1981 – 25 November 1983)[4]
- Col. Houshang Seddigh (25 November 1983 – 1986)[4][5]
- Col. Mansour Sattari (1986 – End of War)[5]
- Cpt. Bahram Afzali
(Start of War – 30 April 1983)[4] - Cpt. Esfandiar Hosseini (30 April 1983 – 25 June 1985)[4]
- Cpt. Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (25 June 1985 – End of War)[4]
- Commander-in-Chief
- Morteza Rezaee (Start of War –)[7]
- Mohsen Rezaei (11 September 1981 – End of War)[4]
- Alireza Afshar (November 1984 – )[4]
- Mohammad Forouzandeh (– End of War)
- Amir Majd (Start of War – December 1981)[4]
- Ahmad Salek (December 1981 –)[4]
- Mohammad-Ali Rahmani (16 February 1984 – End of War)[4]
- Yahya Rahim Safavi (1985–)
- Ali Shamkhani (May 1986 –)[4]
- Akbar Rafan (1985 – End of War)
- Hossein Alaei (1985 – End of War)
Operational level
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- Division commanders
- Col. Hassan Abshenasan (KIA)
- Col. Masoud Monfared Niyaki (KIA)
- Col. Hasan Aghareb Parast (KIA)
- Division commanders
- Hossein Kharrazi (KIA)[5]
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf[5]
- Ahmad Kazemi[5]
- Mohammad Boroujerdi (KIA)[5]
- Ebrahim Hemmat (KIA)[5]
- Qasem Soleimani
- Mehdi Bakeri (KIA)
- Ahmad Motevaselian
- Mehdi Zeinoddin (KIA)
- Mahmoud Kaveh (KIA)
- Ali Hashemi (Commander)
- Sabz Ali Khodadad (Commander)
Ministers
[edit]- Mostafa Chamran (Start of War – 29 October 1980)[4]
- Col. Javad Fakoori (–September 1980)[4]
- Col. Mousa Namjoo (KIA) (17–29 September 1981)[4]
- Col. Mohammad Salimi (October 1981 – October 1985)[4]
- Col. Mohammad Hossein Jalali (October 1985 – End of War)[4]
- Mohsen Rafighdoost (November 1982 – End of War)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Forozan, Hesam (2015), The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards, Routledge, p. 81, ISBN 978-1-317-43074-2
- ^ David Lea (2001), A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p. 59, ISBN 978-1-85743-115-5
- ^ Sveshnikova, Yulia; Roknifard, Amir (December 2013). "Iranian Election Results: Change on Horizon?". Security Index: A Russian Journal on International Security. 19 (4): 71–76. doi:10.1080/19934270.2013.846083.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Nikola B. Schahgaldian, Gina Barkhordarian (March 1987), The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic (PDF), RAND, ISBN 978-0-8330-0777-3, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g h Razoux, Pierre (2015). The Iran-Iraq War. Harvard University Press. Appendix: Iranian High Command. ISBN 978-0-674-91571-8.
- ^ a b Zabir, Sepehr (2011). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D) (Reprint. ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 244–246. ISBN 978-0-415-61785-7.
- ^ Johnson, Henry (Spring 2014). Islamic Nationalism: Tracing Paradoxes in the Evolution of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Senior thesis). Claremont McKenna College. p. 18.
- ^ Rahnema, Ali (February 20, 2013) [December 15, 2008]. "ii. Jamʿiyat-e Moʾtalefa and the Islamic Revolution". JAMʿIYAT-E MOʾTALEFA-YE ESLĀMI i. Hayʾathā-ye Moʾtalefa-ye Eslāmi 1963–79. Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 5. Vol. XIV. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 483–500. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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