General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran Chief of Staff of Armed Forces.svg
Insignia of the General Staff
Established 1989
Leadership
Chief of Staff Hassan Firouzabadi
Deputy Chief of Staff Gholam Ali Rashid
Administration
Reports to Supreme Leader (commander-in-chief)
Subordinates Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Disciplinary Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎‎) is the most senior military body in Iran, with an aim to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activities within armed forces.[1]

Iran's two existing separate militaries, Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Arteš) and Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Sepāh) are formally subordinate to the general staff; as well as Iran's sole national police force, Disciplinary Force.[1]

The organization was set up in 1989 in order to enhance cooperation and counterbalance the rivalry between the armed forces and is directly decreed by Supreme Leader of Iran, while the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, responsible for planning, logistics and funding of the armed forces is part of the executive branch under President of Iran.[1]

Current officeholders

Office Officeholder (Original Service)
Chief of the General Staff 19- Sarlashgar-IRGC.png MG Hassan Firouzabadi (IRGC)
Deputy Chief of the General Staff 19- Sarlashgar-IRGC.png MG Gholam Ali Rashid (IRGC)
Deputy for Coordination Sarlashgar.png MG Hassan Saadi (Army)
Deputy for Headquarters and Joint Affairs 19- Sarlashgar-IRGC.png MG Mohammad Bagheri (IRGC)
Deputy for Manpower Sartip.png BG Mohammed-Hassan Bagheri (Army)
Deputy for Operations Sartip.png BG Mostafa Salami (Army)
Head of the Operations Directorate 20px BG Ali Shadmani (IRGC)
Chief of Intelligence Organization Unknown
Deputy for Strategy 19- Sarlashgar-IRGC.png MG Mostafa Izadi (IRGC)
Deputy for Planning and Programs Unknown
Deputy for Inspections Sartip.png BG Mohammed-Reza Ashtiani (Army)
Deputy for Basij Affairs and Defensive Culture 20px BG Masoud Jazayeri (IRGC)
Chief of Engineering and Passive Defense Organization 20px BG Gholam-Reza Jalali (IRGC)
Deputy for Basij 20px BG Hossein Salehi (IRGC)
Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research 20px BG Ali Abdollahi (IRGC)
Head of Training and Education Directorate Sartip 2.png BG2 Ramazan Raisiyan (Army)
Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research 20px BG Mohammad Bagherzadeh (IRGC)
Source: As of September 2014[2]

See also

References

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