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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff

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Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Seal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Founded1984
Disbanded2008
HeadquartersTehran, Iran

Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), formerly called General Staff[1] (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.[2] The office was originally created in late 1984[1] General Provost of IRGC was a subdivision to the Joint Staff.

List of Chiefs

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No. Portrait Chief Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Alireza Afshar
Afshar, AlirezaAlireza Afshar
(born c. 1951)
198419872–3 years
2
Mohammad Forouzandeh
Forouzandeh, MohammadMohammad Forouzandeh
(born 1960)
198719891–2 years
3
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Zolghadr, Mohammad BagherBrigadier general
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
(born c. 1954/1955)
198919977–8 years
4
Hossein Alaei
Alaei, HosseinBrigadier general
Hossein Alaei
199720002–3 years
5
Ali Akbar Ahmadian
Ahmadian, Ali AkbarBrigadier general
Ali Akbar Ahmadian
200020076–7 years
6
Mohammad Hejazi
Hejazi, MohammadBrigadier general
Mohammad Hejazi
(1956–2021)
200720080–1 years

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cordesman, Anthony H. (1999), Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 35, ISBN 0-275-96529-5
  2. ^ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, p. 53, ISBN 978-1-317-52564-6