Hossein Khanzadi

Nativename

حسین خانزادی

Bornc. 1967 (age 58–59)

Gorgan, Iran

AllegianceIslamic Republic of Iran

BranchNavy

Amir Hossein Khanzadi
Native name	حسین خانزادی
Born	c. 1967 (age 58–59) Gorgan, Iran
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran
Branch	Navy
Service years	1986–2021
Rank	Commodore[1]
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).