Commander of the Iranian Navy

{{Infobox official post

| post = Commander

| body = the Iranian Navy

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| flag = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg

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| flagcaption = Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

| image = Shahram Irani 1400.jpeg

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| incumbent = Commodore Shahram Irani

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| incumbentsince = 17 August 2021

| department = {{navy|Iran}}

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| member_of = Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

| reports_to = Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army

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| nominator = Commander-in-Chief of the Army

| appointer = Supreme Leader of Iran

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| formation = {{start date and age|1931}}

| first = Commodore Gholamali Bayandor

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| deputy = Deputy commander

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The Commander of the Iranian Navy ({{langx|fa|فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش}}) is the highest-ranking position of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current commander is Shahram Irani.

List of officeholders

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| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="white" | Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy

{{Officeholder table

| order = 1

| image = GholamaliBayandor.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Gholamali Bayandor

| officeholder_sort = Shahbazi, Ali

| born_year = 1898

| died_year = 1941

| died = y

| term_start = 1931

| term_end = 25 August 1941

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1931|1941}} years

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 2

| image = Commodore Zelli.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Abdollah Zelli

| officeholder_sort = Zelli, Abdollah

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1941

| term_end = 1952

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1941|1952}} years

| ref = {{cite web |title=فرماندهان ارتش ایران از 1300 شمسی تا کنون |url=https://www.parsine.com/fa/news/222877/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-1300-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86 |website=parsine.com |access-date=22 April 2020 |language=Persian |date=31 January 2015}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 3

| image = Bayandor.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = {{ill|Gholam-Hossein Bayandor|fa|غلامحسین بایندر}}

| officeholder_sort = Bayandor, Gholam

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1952

| term_end = 1954

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1952|1954}} years

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}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 4

| image = Rear admiral Shahin.jpg

| military_rank = Rear admiral

| officeholder = {{ill|Habibollah Shahin|fa|حبیب‌الله شاهین}}

| officeholder_sort = Shahin, Habibollah

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1954

| term_end = 1960

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1954|1960}} years

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}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 5

| image = Farajollah Rasaei.jpg

| military_rank = Admiral

| officeholder = Farajollah Rasaei

| officeholder_sort = Rasaei, Farajollah

| born_year = 1908

| died_year = 2002

| term_start = 1960

| term_end = July 1972

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1960|1972}} years

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 6

| image = Abbas Ramzi Ataie.jpg

| military_rank = Rear admiral

| officeholder = Abbas Ramzi Ataie

| officeholder_sort = Ataie, Abbas

| born_year =

| died_year = 2018

| term_start = 1972

| term_end = 1976

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1972|1976}} years

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}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 7

| image =

| military_rank = Vice admiral

| officeholder = Kamal Habibollahi

| officeholder_sort = Rasaei, Farajollah

| born_year = 1930

| died_year = 2016

| term_start = 7 January 1976

| term_end = 11 February 1979

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1976|01|07|1979|02|11}} years

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| colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="white" | Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

{{Officeholder table

| order = –

| image =

| military_rank = Captain

| officeholder = Afsari-Pur

| officeholder_sort = Afsaripour

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 1979

| term_end = 1979

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1979|1979}} years

| acting = y

| ref = {{sfn|Schahgaldian|Barkhordarian|1987|p=113}}

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 1

| image = Ahmad Madani by NLAI.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Ahmad Madani

| officeholder_sort = Madani, Ahmad

| born_year = 1929

| died_year = 2006

| term_start = 1979

| term_end = 1979

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1979|1979}} years

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 2

| image = Mahmoud Alavi.png

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Mahmoud Alavi

| officeholder_sort = Madani, Ahmad

| born_year =

| died_year = 1980

| term_start = November 1979

| term_end = 26 February 1980

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1979|11|1|1980|02|26}} years

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}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = –

| image =

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = A. Tabatabaei

| officeholder_sort = Tabatabaei, A

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = February 1980

| term_end = May 1980

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1980|1980}} years

| acting = y

| ref = {{sfn|Schahgaldian|Barkhordarian|1987|p=113}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 3

| image = Bahram Afzali.png

| military_rank = Captain

| officeholder = Bahram Afzali

| officeholder_sort = Afzali, Bahram

| born_year = 1937

| died_year = 1984

| term_start = May 1980

| term_end = 24 April 1983

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1980|05|1|1983|04|24}} years

| ref = {{cite book|first1=Mehrzad|last1=Boroujerdi|first2=Kourosh|last2=Rahimkhani|title=Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=9780815654322|date=2018|page=63}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 4

| image =

| military_rank = Captain

| officeholder = Esfandiar Hosseini

| officeholder_sort = Hosseini, Esfandiar

| born_year = 1937

| died_year =

| term_start = 30 April 1983

| term_end = 25 June 1985

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1983|04|30|1985|06|25}} years

| ref = {{sfn|Schahgaldian|Barkhordarian|1987|p=114}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 5

| image =

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan

| officeholder_sort = Malekzadegan, Mohammad

| born_year = 1944

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 June 1985

| term_end = 30 October 1989

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1985|06|27|1989|10|30}} years

| ref = {{sfn|Schahgaldian|Barkhordarian|1987|p=114}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 6

| image = Ali Shamkhani by Tasnim 01 (cropped).jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Ali Shamkhani

| officeholder_sort = Shamkhani, Ali

| born_year = 1955

| died_year =

| term_start = 30 October 1989

| term_end = 27 August 1997

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1989|10|30|1997|08|27}} years

| ref = {{cite journal|last=Zeb|first=Rizwan|title=The emerging Indo-Iranian strategic alliance and Pakistan|journal=CACI Analyst|date=12 February 2003|url=http://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/7799-analytical-articles-caci-analyst-2003-2-12-art-7799.html|access-date=21 August 2013}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 7

| image = Abbas Mohtaj 2019-06-11.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Abbas Mohtaj

| officeholder_sort = Mohtaj, Abbas

| born_year =

| died_year =

| term_start = 27 August 1997

| term_end = 25 October 2005

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1997|08|27|2005|10|25}} years

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}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 8

| image = Sajjad Kouchaki 2018-04-17.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Sajjad Kouchaki

| officeholder_sort = Kouchaki, Sajjad

| born_year = 1955

| died_year =

| term_start = 25 October 2005

| term_end = 29 August 2007

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2005|2007}} years

| ref =

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 9

| image = بازدید فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش از مرکز جهاد دانشگاهی البرز (7).jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Habibollah Sayyari

| officeholder_sort = Sayyari, Habibollah

| born_year = 1955

| died_year =

| term_start = 29 August 2007

| term_end = 5 November 2017

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2007|08|29|2017|11|1}} years

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{{Officeholder table

| order = 10

| image = Hossein Khanzadi.jpg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Hossein Khanzadi

| officeholder_sort = Sayyari, Habibollah

| born_year = 1967

| died_year =

| term_start = 5 November 2017

| term_end = 17 August 2021

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2017|11|05|2021|08|17}} years

| ref = {{citation|title=Leader makes new appointments in Iran's Army|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/129228/Leader-makes-new-appointments-in-Iran-s-Army|id=4135697|date=5 November 2017|work=Mehr News Agency|access-date=5 November 2017}}

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 11

| image = Shahram Irani 1400.jpeg

| military_rank = Commodore

| officeholder = Shahram Irani

| officeholder_sort = Irani, Shahram

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 17 August 2021

| term_end = Incumbent

| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2021|8|17}} years

| ref = {{cite news |title=Iran appoints new navy chief |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-navy-persian-gulf-tensions-16fe5f3a020097976f50a6c7746b4cdc |access-date=28 September 2021 |work=apnews.com |date=17 August 2021 |location=Theran, Iran}}

}}

References

{{cite book |last1=Schahgaldian |first1=Nikola B. |last2=Barkhordarian |first2=Gina |title=The Iranian Military Under the Islamic Republic|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3473.pdf|publisher=RAND|isbn=0-8330-0777-7|date=March 1987|access-date=15 January 2017}}

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