Ali Shahbazi
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Ali Shahbazi ({{langx|fa|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.{{cite web|last=Gera|first=Gideon|title=The Iraqi-Iranian War|url=http://www.dayan.tau.ac.il/people/mecs_pdf/iq1201.pdf|publisher=Dayan|accessdate=17 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227145613/http://www.dayan.tau.ac.il/people/mecs_pdf/iq1201.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2013|url-status=dead}} Shahbazi was the first commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.{{cite news|title=Iran's regular army gets new chief as reshuffle goes on|url=http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3669:irans-regular-army-gets-new-chief-as-reshuffle-goes-on&catid=4:iran-general&Itemid=26|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=Iran Focus|date=11 September 2005}} He was succeeded by major general Mohammad Salimi when he resigned from office in May 2000.{{cite news|title=Iranian Leader Appoints New Army Commanders|url=http://english.people.com.cn/english/200006/23/eng20000623_43740.html|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=People's Daily|date=23 June 2000}} Then he became the head of the Trusted University Council for National Defense and chief military advisor of Ali Khamenei.
See also
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army|years=1998–2000}}
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{{Commanders of the Iranian Army}}
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Category:Islamic Republic of Iran Army major generals
Category:Commanders-in-chief of Islamic Republic of Iran Army