List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The following individuals have been identified as commanding 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 [fa] was IRGC's "first unofficial commander"^[1] and acting during its "early formative phase".^[2] Abbas Aghazamani [fa], however, is considered the "first official operational commander" and was appointed by the commander-in-chief.^[1]

No.	Portrait	Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
–		Mansouri, JavadJavad Mansouri [fa] Acting	March 1979	May 1979	3 months	[2]
–		Chamran, MostafaMostafa Chamran (1932–1981) Acting	Summer 1979	Summer 1979	de facto officeholder	[2]
–		Rafsanjani, AkbarAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017) Acting	August 1979	August 1979	less than a month	[2][1]
–		Lahouti, HassanHassan Lahouti [fa] Acting	October 1979	November 1979	2 months	[1]
–		Kian, FereydounLieutenant colonel Fereydoun Kian Acting	late 1979	late 1979	Unknown	[2]
–		Khamenei, AliAli Khamenei (born 1939) Acting	24 November 1979	24 February 1980	92 days	[1]
–		Duzduzani, AbbasAbbas Duzduzani (1942–2018) Acting	1980	1980	Unknown	[1][3]
1		Aghazamani, AbbasAbbas Aghazamani [fa]	2 June 1980	27 June 1980	25 days	[4]
2		Rezaee, MortezaMorteza Rezaee [fa]	22 July 1980	20 September 1981	1 year, 60 days	[4]
3		Rezaee, MohsenMajor general Mohsen Rezaee (born 1954)	20 September 1981	19 September 1997	15 years, 364 days	[4]
4		Safavi, Yahya RahimMajor general Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952)	19 September 1997	10 September 2007	9 years, 356 days	[4]
5		Jafari, Mohammad AliMajor general Mohammad Ali Jafari (born 1957)	10 September 2007	21 April 2019	11 years, 223 days	[4]
6		Salami, HosseinMajor general Hossein Salami (1960–2025)	21 April 2019	13 June 2025 †	6 years, 53 days	[5]
–		Vahidi, AhmadBrigadier general Ahmad Vahidi (born 1958) Acting	13 June 2025	13 June 2025	0 days	[6]
7		Pakpour, MohammadBrigadier general Mohammad Pakpour (born 1961)	13 June 2025	Incumbent	10 days	[7]

Timeline

Deputy commanders-in-chief

No.	Portrait	Deputy Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Kolahdouz, YousefMajor Yousef Kolahdouz (1946–1981)	July 1980	29 September 1981	1 year, 90 days	[8]
2		Shamkhani, AliAli Shamkhani (1955–2025)	June 1982	24 September 1989	7 years, 115 days	[2][9]
3		Safavi, Yahya RahimYahya Rahim Safavi (born 1952)	24 September 1989	10 September 1997	7 years, 351 days	–
4		Bagher Zolghadr, MohammadBrigadier general Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (born c. 1954/1955)	13 September 1997	30 April 2006	8 years, 229 days	–
5		Rezaee, MortezaBrigadier general Morteza Rezaee [fa]	30 April 2006	22 May 2008	2 years, 22 days	–
6		Hejazi, MohammadBrigadier general Mohammad Hejazi (1956–2021)	22 May 2008	4 October 2009	1 year, 135 days	–
7		Salami, HosseinBrigadier general Hossein Salami (1960–2025)	4 October 2009	21 April 2019	9 years, 199 days	–
8		Fadavi, AliCommodore Ali Fadavi (born 1961)	16 May 2019	Incumbent	6 years, 38 days	–

Timeline

Chiefs of the Joint Staff

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff § List of Chiefs

Commanders of military branches

Ground Forces

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces § Commanders

Aerospace Force

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force § Commanders

Navy

Main article: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy § Commanders

Quds Force

Main article: Quds Force § Commanders

Basij

Main article: Basij § Commanders

Chairmen of intelligence agencies

Intelligence Organization

Main article: Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps § Senior officials

Intelligence Protection Organization

Main article: Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps § Chairmen

Supreme Leader Representatives

No.	Portrait	Representative	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Lahouti, HassanHassan Lahouti [fa] (1927–1981)	1979	1979	0 years	–
2		Mahallati, FazlollahFazlollah Mahallati [fa] (1930–1986)	1980	1981	0–1 years	–
3		Taheri-Khorramabadi, HassanHassan Taheri-Khorramabadi [fa]	1981	1982	0–1 years	–
4		Faker, Mohammad-RezaMohammad-Reza Faker [fa]	1982	1983	0–1 years	–
(2)		Mahallati, FazlollahFazlollah Mahallati [fa] (1930–1986)	1983	20 February 1986 †	2–3 years	–
5		Nouri, AbdollahAbdollah Nouri (born 1950)	1989	1990	0–1 years	–
6		Mohammadi-Araghi, MahmoudMahmoud Mohammadi-Araghi [fa]	1990	1991	0–1 years	–
7		Movahedi-Kermani, Mohammad-AliMohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani (born 1932)	1991	2006	14–15 years	–
8		Saeedi Shahroudi, AliAli Saeedi Shahroudi [fa]	2006	2018	11–12 years	–
9		Haji Sadeghi, AbdollahAbdollah Haji Sadeghi [fa]	2018	Incumbent	6–7 years	–

Ministers

Main article: Ministry of Revolutionary Guards § Ministers

See also

• List of commanders of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army