The Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (), acronymed SEMAJA (), is the chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, the conventional military of Iran, with an aim to coordinate its four military branches. The Joint Staff has Central Provost and University of Command and Staff under control.
Structure reform From 1921 to 1998, "Chairman of Chief of Staff" () was the highest-ranking position within the Artesh, however after the newly established office "Commander-in-Chief of Artesh" () position was founded in 1998, the former position was deposed as a decision-making position and became the coordinator deputy of the Chief Commander (). The position is currently held by Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major general Abdolrahim Mousavi.
List of chiefs (14 October 1998–21 June 2000) Shahram Rostami (21 June 2000–5 February 2001) Abdolali Pourshasb (5 February 2001–26 September 2005) Abdolrahim Mousavi (26 September 2005–25 August 2008) Mohammad-Hossein Dadras (25 August 2008–5 November 2017) Habibollah Sayyari (5 November 2017–Present)
See also General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran List of Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff
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