Supreme National Defense University

Supreme National Defense University (Persian: دانشگاه و پژوهشگاه عالی دفاع ملی و تحقیقات راهبردی, romanized: Daneshgah-e 'ali-ye Defa'-e Melli va Tahqiqat-e Rahbordi, lit. 'National Defense University and Institute for Strategic Research'), acronymed DĀʿĀ (Persian: داعا),^[1] is an Iranian university located in Tehran. Subordinate of General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the university is dedicated to doctoral-level work on military doctrine, applied defense sciences and management.^[2]

Supreme National Defense University

دانشگاه عالی دفاع ملی
Seal of the University
Former names	Officers' School
Type	Military Academy
Established	1991 (1991)
Affiliation
Commandant	BG Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam
Students	Senior Officers and Generals
Location	Tehran , Iran
Campus	Urban
Website	sndu.ac.ir