Iranian leaders of the Iran–Iraq War
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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
- 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
Strategic level
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- 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]
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Commander-in-Chief
- Morteza Rezaee (Start of War –)[7]
- Mohsen Rezaee (11 September 1981 – End of War)[4]
- Alireza Afshar (November 1984 – )[4]
- Mohammad Forouzandeh (– End of War)
- Gholam Ali Rashid (as one of the senior commanders of IRGC)[8]
- 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
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- Division commanders
- Col. Hassan Abshenasan (KIA)
- Col. Masoud Monfared Niyaki (KIA)
- Col. Hasan Aghareb Parast (KIA)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Division commanders
Ministers
- 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)[9]