Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi

Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi (Persian: علی عبداللهی علی‌آبادی) is an Iranian senior military officer and politician who is currently coordinator deputy of General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He served as governor and vice minister during presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.^[1] Allegedly, he is also the commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters.^[2]

Sardar Ali Abdollahi
Birth name	Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Aliabad, Rudbar, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guards Law Enforcement Force General Staff
Years of service	1979–present
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War
Governor of Semnan Province
In office 16 September 2007 – 14 October 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Hamid Hajiabdolvahab
Succeeded by	Abbas Rahi
Governor of Gilan Province
In office 16 November 2005 – 8 September 2007
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Masoud Soltanifar
Succeeded by	Ruhollah Ghahremani

Aliabadi is sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury.^[3][4]

In 2016 Aliabadi referred to Israel as the “Zionist regime” and warned Iran would “raze” Israel in 8 minutes if ordered to do so by supreme leader Khamenei who referred to Israel as “barbaric” and of having ”no cure but to be annihilated.”^[5]

Aliabadi participated in the 2022 Moscow conference on international security as deputy chief of the general staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. In the conference, Aliabadi referred to the United States as “Big Satan” and said that American totalitarianism and unilaterism threatens global security. Aliabadi in the conference also said that Americans cause crisis, sanctions and wars.^[6]

In 2025, an X account claiming to be associated with the Mossad announced that Abdollahi is the new commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, after commanders Gholam Ali Rashid and Ali Shadmani were assasinated in the Iran–Israel war. The Mossad has not denied connection to the account.^[2]

Military career

Offices held by general Abdollahi include:^[1]

• Commander, Gilan Quds Provincial Corps
• Commander of Headquarters, Revolutionary Guards Ground Force
• Head of Inspection Circle, Revolutionary Guards Joint Staff
• Second-in-Command, Revolutionary Guards Air Force
• Deputy for Coordination, Law Enforcement Force
• Second-in-Command, Law Enforcement Force (until 2005)
• Caretaker, Law Enforcement Force (2005)
• Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research, General Staff of Armed Forces (2013–2016)
• Deputy for Coordination, General Staff of Armed Forces (2016–)