Ali Shahbazi
Timsar Ali Shahbazi | |
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Born | 25 February 1937 Qom, Iran |
Allegiance | Iran |
Service/ | Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1960–2000 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Ali Shahbazi (Persian: علی شهبازی) is the former commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.
Career
Shahbazi was appointed by Rafsanjani as the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Joint Staff on 7 May 1988.[1] Shahbazi was the first commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[2] He was succeeded by major general Mohammad Salimi when he resigned from office in May 2000.[3] Then he became the head of the Trusted University Council for National Defense and chief military advisor of Ali Khamenei.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Gera, Gideon. "The Iraqi-Iranian War" (PDF). Dayan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Iran's regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on". Iran Focus. 11 September 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders". People's Daily. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Esmaeil Sohrabi | Chief-of-Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 1988–1998 | Office demoted |
First Office established | Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 1998–2000 | Succeeded by Mohammad Salimi |
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Commanders of Iran's regular military
- Jahanbani (1925–26)
- Sheibani (1926–27)
- Nakhjavan (1927–34)
- Zarghami (1934–41)
- Yazdanpanah (1941–42)
- Arfaʿ (1942–43)
- Razmara (1943)
- Riazi (1943–44)
- Razmara (1944)
- Arfaʿ (1944–46)
- Aghevli (1946)
- Razmara (1946–50)
- Garzan (1950–52)
- Yazdanpanah (1952)
- Baharmast (1952–53)
- Riahi (1953)
- Batmanghelidj (1953–55)
- Hedayat (1955–61)
- Hejazi (1961–65)
- Aryana (1965–69)
- Djam (1969–71)
- Azhari (1971–78)
- Gharabaghi (1978–79)
- Gharani (1979)
- Farbod (1979)
- Shaker (1979)
- Shadmehr (1980)
- Fallahi (1980–81)
- Zahirnejad (1981–84)
- Sohrabi (1984–88)
- Shahbazi (1988–98)
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