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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Joint Staff 
Summary
Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), formerly called General Staff[1] (ستاد کل), was the chief of staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with an aim to coordinate its military branches; and responsible for organization, support, and supervision of all executive affairs within the military.[2] The office was originally created in late 1984[1] General Provost of IRGC was a subdivision to the Joint Staff.
| Joint Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | |
|---|---|
| ستاد مشترک سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی | |
 Seal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
List of Chiefs edit
| No. | Portrait | Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Afshar (born c. 1951) | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | – | |
| 2 | Mohammad Forouzandeh (born 1960) | 1987 | 1989 | 1–2 years | – | |
| 3 | Brigadier general Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (born c. 1954/1955) | 1989 | 1997 | 7–8 years | – | |
| 4 | Brigadier general Hossein Alaei | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | – | |
| 5 | Brigadier general Ali Akbar Ahmadian | 2000 | 2007 | 6–7 years | – | |
| 6 | Brigadier general Mohammad Hejazi (1956–2021) | 2007 | 2008 | 0–1 years | – |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cordesman, Anthony H. (1999), Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 35, ISBN 0-275-96529-5
- ^ Sinkaya, Bayram (2015), The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics: Elites and Shifting Relations, Routledge, p. 53, ISBN 978-1-317-52564-6