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
, founded =
, current_form = ( Islamic Republic)
, disbanded =
, branches =
, headquarters = Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran
, website =
, commander-in-chief = Maj. Gen ...
, the conventional military of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
,
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
Habibollah Sayyari ( fa, حبیبالله سیاری, birth 1955) is the Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the former Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (the "Regular Navy").
He is a former Marine Comma ...
, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major general
Abdolrahim Mousavi
Sayyed Abdolrahim Mousavi ( fa, سید عبدالرحیم موسوی) is an Iranian military officer who is Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army since 21 August 2017. He was formerly deputy Chief of General Staff of Armed Forc ...
.
List of chiefs
See also
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List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The following individuals have been identified as senior officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Commanders-in-Chief
Javad Mansouri was IRGC's "first u ...
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff
Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( fa, ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), formerly called General Staff (), was the chief of staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with an aim to ...
References
Iran 3
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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