The position of Commander-in-Chief (), formerly known as Bozorg Arteshtârân (), is the ultimate authority of all the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, and the highest possible military position within the Islamic Republic of Iran. The position was established during the Persian Constitutional Revolution. According to the Constitution of Iran, the position is vested in the Supreme Leader of Iran and is held since 1981.
Islamic Republic of Iran After the 1979 Iranian Revolution and 15 days after the inauguration of the first president Abolhassan Banisadr in February 1980, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini delegated him as the Commander-in-Chief. According to Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, this was due to the illness of Ayatollah Khomeini and his concerns about the future of the revolution (in his absence). In the decree from Khomeini to Banisadr it is mentioned:
Following the impeachment of Banisadr in June 1981, the title of Commander-in-Chief was not transferred to the next president Mohammad-Ali Rajai, and is kept to this day by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
List of commanders-in-chief PortraitNameTerm of officeMilitary rankMilitary branch Took office Left office Time in office • Sublime State of Persia (1906–1925) • • Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) • • Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) •
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List of deputy commanders-in-chief PortraitNameTerm of officeMilitary rankMilitary branch Took office Left office Time in office • Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) •
See also Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Army List of Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff
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