List of Iranian flags

The following is a list of flags of Iran.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1980–present	Iran State flag and National flag	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the national emblem in red centred on the white band and the Takbir written in the Kufic script in white, repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band, for a total of 22 times on the fringe of the bands. Dimensions: 4:7

Governmental flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1980–present	Flag of the Islamic Consultative Assembly	[1]
	2001–present	Flag of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad
	2011–present	Flag of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
	2019–present	Flag of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism
	1984–present	Flag of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance	A white flag with dark blue borders with a blue emblem of Iran on the center top.
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Education
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Energy
	2020–present	Flag of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	A plain white flag with the logo of the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
	2011–present	Flag of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade	A blue field with the Iranian emblem on center-top
	2017–present	Flag of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
	1983–present	Flag of the Ministry of Intelligence
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Interior
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Justice
	1980–present	Flag of the Ministry of Petroleum	A dark blue field with the national flag of Iran in the canton[2][3]
	2011–present	Flag of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development	A white flag with light blue borders with a blue emblem of Iran on the center top
	2000–present	Flag of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology	A blue field with the logo of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology[4]
	2010–present	Flag of the Ministry of Sport and Youth	A white flag with dark blue borders with a blue emblem of Iran on the center top

Military and police flags

Main article: Flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1980–present	Naval jack of Iran	A dark blue field with a yellow Iranian emblem
	1979–present	Official flag of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
	1980–present	Flag of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
	1979–present	Ceremonial flag of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	1980–present	Flag of armored units
	1980–present	Flag of provincial commands
	1985–present	Flag of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
	1985–present	Flag of the Quds Force
	1979–present	Flag of Basij
	?–present	Flag of the General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces
	?–present	Ceremonial flag of the Iranian Army
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Police (NAJA)
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA)
	?–present	Alternative Flag of the Iranian Army Ground Forces
	?–present	Flag of Army Aviation of Iranian Army
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army Air Force (NEHAJA)
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army Navy Force (NEDAJA)
	?–present	Alternative Flag of the Iranian Army Navy Force
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army Air Defense Force (PEDAJA)
	?–present	Flag of the Iranian Army Air Defense Force (PEDAJA)
	?–present	Flag of the Joint Staff the Iranian Army
	?–present	Flag of Retirees Association of Army
	?–present	Flag of Secretariat of the General Supervision of the Army Ground Force Command
	?–present	Flag of Physical Education Organization of Army of Iran
	1979–1991	Flag of the Islamic Revolutionary Committees
	1979–1991	Old flag of Shahrbani

City flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of Chaharbagh
	?–present	Flag of Tehran
	?–present	Flag of Urmia

Organization flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of Fars News Agency	A white field with the Fars News Agency logo charged in the centre
	?–present	Flag of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	A white field with the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs logo charged in the centre[5]
	?–present	Flag of Mehr News Agency	A white field with the Mehr News Agency logo charged in the centre[6]
	?–present	Flag of the National Iranian Oil Company	A blue field with the National Iranian Oil Company logo charged in the centre

Historical flags

Historical state flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2400 BC	Shahdad standard	One of the oldest flags and the oldest known metal flag in human history.[7][8][9][10]
	559–529 BC	Standard of the Achaemenid Empire	Also called Derafsh Sahbaz, it was the standard of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
	559–529 BC	Another reconstructed standard of the Achaemenid Empire
	247 BC–224 AD	Parthian Sun	The flag of Parthians is not known, but it has been stated that they used sun as one of their main emblems.[citation needed]
	224–651	Flag of the Sasanian Empire	Called Derafsh Kaviani, it is the mythological and historical flag of Iran until the end of the Sassanid dynasty, which according to Ferdowsi's narration in the Shahnameh, this flag emerged with the uprising of Kaveh the Blacksmith against the tyrannical king Zahak and the beginning of the Fereydon's kingdom and Pishdadian dynasty.
	861–1538	Standard of the Shirvanshahs dynasty
	864–928	Flag of the Alid dynasties of northern Iran	A plain white flag
	1090–1162	1st flag of the Nizari Ismaili state	Plain green flag
	1162–1256	2nd flag of the Nizari Ismaili state	Plain red flag
	1258–1432	Flag of the Ilkhanate and the Jalayirid Sultanate	A scarlet square on a golden field
	1384–1405	Flag of the Timurid Empire
	1405–1502	Flag of the Timurid Empire
	1501–1524	Flag of the Safavid dynasty	The Lion and Sun symbol on a green background.
	1524–1576	Flag of the Safavid dynasty during Shah Tahmasp's reign[11]	The reason he had placed a sheep on the official flag was that he was born during the month of Aries.[11]
	1576–1732	Flag of the Safavid dynasty	After Shah Tahmasp's death, the old flag was reinstated.[11]
	1747–1796	Standard of the Afsharid dynasty	Three-striped version
	1747–1796	Standard of the Afsharid dynasty	Four-striped version
	1751–1794	A Zand flag[12]	Green Striped Lion and Sun Standard
	1751–1794	A Zand flag[12]	Red and Green Striped Lion and Sun Standard
	1789–1797[citation needed]	Flag of the Qajar dynasty[citation needed]	A red background with a lion in a circle in middle of it.
	1797–1848[citation needed]	Flag of the Qajar dynasty[citation needed]	A white background with the Lion and Sun on it.
	1848–1852[citation needed]	Flag of the Qajar dynasty[citation needed]	The green and red border was added.
	1852–1907[citation needed]	Flag of the Qajar dynasty[citation needed]	Without red borders.
	1886	Flag of the Qajar dynasty	A long horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the Iranian lion surrounded in the middle, overlapping the tricolors
	1920–1921	Flag of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran	The word Kaveh is written in the canton of the flag referring to the legendary hero Kaveh the Blacksmith from the old Iranian epic poem "Shahnameh" who lead a rebellion against Zahak.
	1925–1979	State flag and ensign of the constitutional monarchy of Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty	This flag was standardised during the constitutional monarchy era, but the main flag elements were unchanged and described in the Iranian supplementary fundamental laws of 7 October 1907.
	1980	First flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the emblem in the middle
	1980-present	Flag of Islamic Republic of Iran with the first Takbir design	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the national emblem in red centred on the white band and the Takbir written in a different Kufic script in white, repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band, for a total of 22 times on the fringe of the bands. The similarity of the Takbir design and "usa" led to the changing and banning of the design. Dimensions: 4:7

Other historical flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1576–1666	Banner of the Safavid Qizilbash	Features the Lion and Sun emblem on white
	1734-1796	Flag of the Afsharid navy	Plain white flag with a red shamshir
	1736–1747	Standard of Nader Shah	Ten-stripes, five red and five yellow
	1751–1779	Flag of Karim Khan[12]	The "Ya Karim" flag, which was a pun on Karim Khan Zand's name, and Al-Karim (the generous), which was one of the Islamic names of God.
	1910–1980	Civil flag and ensign of Iran	A horizontal tricolor of green, white and red
	1925–1979	War flag and ensign of Iran	War flag and ensign of Iran. (It was first designed in 1910 with the Kiani Crown, which was switched to the Pahlavi Crown in 1925.)
	1979–1979	War flag and ensign of the Islamic Republic of Iran	War flag and ensign of the Islamic Republic of Iran (by removing the Pahlavi Crown and before the withdrawal of the Lion and Sun).

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Current
Link to file	1991–present	Assembly of the Forces of Imam's Line
	2005–present	National Trust Party
	1989–present	Fada'iyan-e Islam
	1941–present	Iran Party
	1941–present	Pan-Iranist Party and Nation Party of Iran	A green field with a white circle and a red symbol
			Ditto, but with colors that copies the Nazi party
Opposition parties active in exile
	2013–present	National Council of Iran	A long horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the Iranian lion surrounded by wheat in the middle.
	2004–present	Kingdom Assembly of Iran	Derafsh Kaviani
	2004–present	Kurdistan Free Life Party	A bicolor of red and green, with an orange sun on the top and "PJAK" on the bottom
	2004–present	Eastern Kurdistan Forces
Link to file	2004–present	Women's Defense Forces
Link to file	2004–present	Eastern Kurdistan Units
	2002–present	Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement
	1994–present	Constitutionalist Party of Iran
	1993–present	National Council of Resistance of Iran	A long horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with the Iranian lion in the middle
	1991–present	Kurdistan Freedom Party
	1990–present	National Liberation Movement of Ahwaz
	1984–present	Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran	Plain red flag
	1965–present	People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran	White field with a red MEK logo
			Ditto, yellow variant
	1945–present	Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
	1887–present	Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
Former
	1971–1980	Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
	late 1950s – 1965	Islamic Nations Party
	1952 – late 1950s	SUMKA	Flag of the National Socialist Workers Party of Iran. Similar to the flag of Nazi Germany
Other
Link to file	2015–present	Islamic Resistance Movement of Azerbaijan
	2012–present	Jaish ul-Adl
	?–present	Arab separatist flag	Pan-Arab tricolor with a green star in the middle

See also

• Flag of Iran
• Emblem of Iran
• List of flags used by Iranian peoples
• Imperial Standards of Iran
• Lion and Sun
• O ye avengers of Husayn