Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army ( fa, ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SEMAJA ( fa, سماجا), is the
chief of staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Army, the conventional military of
Iran,
with an aim to coordinate its four
military branch
Military branch (also service branch or armed service) is according to common standard a subdivision of the national armed forces of a sovereign nation or state.
Types of branches
Unified armed forces
The Canadian Armed Forces is the uni ...
es. The Joint Staff has
Central Provost and
University of Command and Staff under control.
Structure reform
From 1921 to 1998, "Chairman of Chief of Staff" ( fa, رئیس ستاد مشترک ارتش) was the highest-ranking position within the Artesh, however after the newly established office "Commander-in-Chief of Artesh" ( fa, فرمانده کل ارتش) position was founded in 1998, the former position was deposed as a decision-making position and became the coordinator deputy of the Chief Commander ( fa, معاونت هماهنگکننده ارتش). The position is currently held by Rear admiral
Habibollah Sayyari, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major general
Abdolrahim Mousavi.
List of chiefs
See also
*
List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
*
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff
References
Iran 3
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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