List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979

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Artesh rank insignia for Sarlashkar
IRGC rank insignia for Sarlashkar
Rank insignia of two-star officers in the IRIA (left) and the IRGC (right)

There are currently 12 two-star officers in the

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: four with the regular army (Artesh) background, seven who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
and one with both backgrounds.

Although the ranks of

two-star rank of major general (sarlashgar) and its naval equivalent rear admiral (daryaban).[1]

While

Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
.

Current two-star generals

No. Portrait Name Service Branch Date of rank Position Yrs. CY
Active duty officeholders
1 Gholam Ali Rashid IRGC
Ground Force
 18 April 1999[4]
25 19
2 Ali Shamkhani IRGC
Navy
25 18
IRIA Navy
3 Hossein Hassani Sa'di IRIA Ground Force Un­known Deputy Commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya HQ (2016–present) Un­known
4 Mohammad Bagheri IRGC
Ground Force
 c. 2008 Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (2016–present) 16 29
5 Mostafa Izadi IRGC
Ground Force
 Strategic Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 16 29
6 Abdolrahim Mousavi IRIA Ground Force 21 August 2017[5] Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (2017–present) 6 38
7 Hossein Salami IRGC
Aerospace Force
 21 April 2019 Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (2019–present) 5 38
Advisor-level generals
1 Ali Shahbazi IRIA Ground Force 18 February 1991[6] Chief-of-Staff/Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (1988–2000) 9 31
2 Mohsen Rezaee IRGC — Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (1981–1997) 6 11
3 Yahya Rahim Safavi IRGC
Ground Force
 10 September 1997 Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (1997–2007) 10 18
4 Mohammad Ali Jafari IRGC
Ground Force
 3 September 2007[7] Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (2007–2019) 16 27
5 Ataollah Salehi IRIA Ground Force Un­known Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (2005–2017) Un­known

Deceased two-star generals

No. Portrait Name Service Branch Date of rank Position Yrs. CY
1 Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad IRIA Ground Force 8 May 1987[3] Un­known 2 29
2 Ali Sayad Shirazi IRIA Ground Force 5 April 1999 Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (1993–1999) 0 35
3 Mohammad Salimi IRIA Ground Force 21 May 2000[8] Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (2000–2005) 5 32
4 Qasem Soleimani IRGC Quds Force 24 January 2011[9] Commander of the Quds Force (1998–2020) 13 32
5 Hassan Firouzabadi — 17 April 1995[10] Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (1989–2016) 21 6

References

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  2. ISBN 9781626160651
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  3. ^
    ISBN 9781349232468
  4. ^ "Leader Gives Promotion Tablet of Martyr Sayad Shirazi to his Son", Islamic Republic News Agency, 18 April 1999, retrieved 5 October 2017 – via Khamenei.de
  5. ^ "Khamenei Appoints New Army Commander", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 22 August 2017, retrieved 5 October 2017
  6. ^ "Granting Military Ranks to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commanders", leader.ir (in Persian), 18 February 1991, retrieved 5 October 2017
  7. ^ Alfoneh, Ali (September 2008). "What Do Structural Changes in the Revolutionary Guards Mean?" (PDF). Middle Eastern Outlooks. 7. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Supreme Leader Appoints New Military Commander", Kuwait News Agency, 21 May 2000, retrieved 5 October 2017
  9. ^ Alfoneh, Ali (March 2011). "Iran's Secret Network: Major General Qassem Suleimani's Inner Circle" (PDF). Middle Eastern Outlooks. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  10. ^ "The Ceremont to Grant the Rank of Major General to Dr. Seyyed Hassan Firouzabadi", leader.ir (in Persian), 17 April 1995, retrieved 5 October 2017
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