Amir Hatami
Iranian military officer (born 1966)
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Amir Hatami (Persian: امیر حاتمی, born 1966) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[2] Holding the rank of major general, Hatami was appointed commander-in-chief following the promotion of Abdolrahim Mousavi to Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces after the assassination of his predecessor Mohammad Bagheri in the Twelve-Day War.
Amir Hatami | |
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امیر حاتمی | |
Amir Hatami in 2025 | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Abdolrahim Mousavi |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Hossein Dehghan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani |
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| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) Zanjan, Iran |
| Alma mater | Officers' Academy University of Command and Staff Supreme National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Basij[1] |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Military Intelligence |
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Hatami is also an Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former minister of defense of Iran.[3] He was designated as the defense minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[3] and gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 yes, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes.[4]
Biography
Amir Hatami was born in 1966 in Nimowar (village of Zanjan).[5] At the age of 14, Hatami joined the Basij as a volunteer and began serving in the Iranian Army Ground Forces in 1984.[5] After the war, he entered the Imam Ali Officers' University in 1989 and graduated in defense science management.[5] Unverified reports claimed that Amir Hatami, along with the Revolutionary Guards commander at the time, Mohammed Pakpour, was killed by a balistic missile strike on 28 February 2026 during the 2026 Israeli-United States strikes on Iran.[6][7][8]
He was the first minister of defense with Artesh background in more than two decades, an office held by Revolutionary Guards officers only since 1989.[9]
Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.[10]
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