Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff
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{{Short description|Dissolved office of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
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{{Infobox national military
| country = Iran
| name = Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
| native_name = {{lang|fa|ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی}}
| image = 100px
| caption = Seal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
| founded = 1984
| disbanded = 2008
}}
Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ({{langx|fa|ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی}}), formerly called General Staff ({{lang|fa|ستاد کل}}), was the chief of staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with an aim to coordinate its military branches; and responsible for organization, support, and supervision of all executive affairs within the military.{{Citation|last1=Sinkaya|first1=Bayram|year =2015|title=The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations|publisher=Routledge|pages=53|isbn=978-1-317-52564-6}} The office was originally created in late 1984{{Citation|last1=Cordesman|first1=Anthony H.|year =1999|title=Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|pages=35|isbn=0-275-96529-5}} General Provost of IRGC was a subdivision to the Joint Staff.{{fact|date=February 2025}}
List of Chiefs
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{{Officeholder table start
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| image_title = Portrait
| officeholder_title = Chief
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
| image = Alireza Afshar 2018-07-08.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Alireza Afshar
| officeholder_sort = Afshar, Alireza
| born_year = {{circa}} 1951
| died_year =
| term_start = 1984
| term_end = 1987
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1984|1987}} years
| ref = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 2
| image = Mohammad Forouzandeh 2014-07-26.jpg
| military_rank =
| officeholder = Mohammad Forouzandeh
| officeholder_sort = Forouzandeh, Mohammad
| born_year = 1960
| died_year =
| term_start = 1987
| term_end = 1989
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1987|1989}} years
| ref = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 3
| image = Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr 2013-10-01.jpg
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
| officeholder_sort = Zolghadr, Mohammad Bagher
| born_year = {{circa}} 1954/1955
| died_year =
| term_start = 1989
| term_end = 1997
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1989|1997}} years
| ref = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 4
| image = Photo of Gen. Hossein Allaee taken during Iranian oral history project by Hossein Dehbashi uploaded by Mardetanha (7) (cropped).JPG
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Hossein Alaei
| officeholder_sort = Alaei, Hossein
| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 1997
| term_end = 2000
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1997|2000}} years
| ref = –
}}
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| order = 5
| image =
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Ali Akbar Ahmadian
| officeholder_sort = Ahmadian, Ali Akbar
| born_year =
| died_year =
| term_start = 2000
| term_end = 2007
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2000|2007}} years
| ref = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 6
| image = Seyed Mohammad Hejazi 2014-04-28.jpg
| military_rank = Brigadier general
| officeholder = Mohammad Hejazi
| officeholder_sort = Hejazi, Mohammad
| born_year = 1956
| died_year = 2021
| term_start = 2007
| term_end = 2008
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|2007|2008}} years
| ref = –
}}
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See also
References
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{{Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Category:Military units and formations established in 1984
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2008
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