List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979

There are currently 4 two-star officers in the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces: three with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps background and one in the regular army (Artesh).

Although the ranks of General (Arteshbod), Lieutenant General (sepahbod), Admiral (Daryabod) and Vice Admiral (Daryasalar) exist in Iran by the book, the highest military rank practically available to active duty personnel of the Iranian Armed Forces since the Iranian Revolution had been the two-star ranks of Major General (sarlashgar) and Rear Admiral (daryaban).

While Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps did not use military ranks until 1991, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army was mainly headed by mere colonels until the first post-revolutionary promotion ceremony of its personnel to general ranks in May 1987, in which Qasem-Ali Zahirnejad was the only one promoted to two-star rank. No two-star general has ever served in the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Current two-star generals PortraitNameServiceBranchDate of rankActive duty officeholders 1 Mostafa IzadiIRGCGround Force2008Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Cyber and New Threats Headquarters of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Strategic Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 292 Amir HatamiIRIAGround Force13 June 2025Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 41 3 Ali AbdollahiIRGCGround Force25 June 2025Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Chief of the General Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces 46 4 Ahmad VahidiIRGCQuds Force10 August 2026Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 47Advisor-level generals1Ali ShahbaziIRIAGround Force18 February 1991Chief of the Joint Staff/Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Head of the Military Advisers Group to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 931 2 Mohsen RezaeeIRGCCommander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council 611 3 Yahya Rahim SafaviIRGCGround Force10 September 1997Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Senior Military Assistant and Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President of the Research Institute of Sacred Defense Sciences and Studies 1018 4 Mohammad Ali JafariIRGCGround Force3 September 2007Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander of the Baqiatallah Cultural and Social Headquarters 275 Ataollah SalehiIRIAGround ForceCommander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Army Affairs colspan="2" 6 Hossein Hassani Sa'diIRIAGround ForceDeputy Coordinator of the Armed Forces General Staff Deputy Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya HQ colspan="2"

Deceased two-star generals PortraitNameServiceBranchDate of rankDate of deathPosthumous rank1 Mohammad-Hossein ShakerIRIAGround Force21 July 1979Chief of the Joint Staft Unknown 2 Mohammad-Hadi ShadmehrIRIAGround Force22 December 1979Chief of the Joint Staft 11 December 20083 Qasem-Ali ZahirnejadIRIAGround Force28 April 1987Head of the Military Advisory Group to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 13 October 1999 (Stroke) 4 Hassan Firouzabadicolspan="2" 17 April 1995Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 3 September 2021 (COVID-19)5 Ali Sayad ShiraziIRIAGround Force5 April 1999Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 10 April 1999 (Assassinated by MEK) Lieutenant General6Ali ShamkhaniIRIAIRGCNaval Forces18 April 1999Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics 28 February 2026 (Assassinated by joint Israel-US strikes) Vice Admiral 7 Gholam Ali RashidIRGCGround Force18 April 1999Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Deputy Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 13 June 2025 (Assassinated by Israel) Lieutenant General8 Mohammad SalimiIRIAGround Force21 May 2000Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Army Affairs Commander of the Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 30 January 2016 (Unknown) 9 Mohammad BagheriIRGCGround Force2008Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Deputy for Joint Affairs and Structures of the General Staff Deputy for Intelligence and Operations of the General Staff Deputy Coordinator of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters 13 June 2025 (Assassinated by Israel) Lieutenant General 10 Qasem SoleimaniIRGCQuds Force24 January 2011Commander of the Quds Force 3 January 2020 (Assassinated by U.S.A) Lieutenant General11Abdolrahim MousaviIRIAGround Force21 August 2017Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 28 February 2026 (Assassinated by joint Israel-US strikes) Lieutenant General 12 Hossein SalamiIRGCAerospace Force21 April 2019Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 13 June 2025 (Assassinated by Israel) Lieutenant General 13Mohammad PakpourIRGCGround Force13 June 2025Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 28 February 2026 (Assassinated by joint Israel-US strikes) Lieutenant General 14 Ali ShadmaniIRGCGround Force13 June 2025Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters 17 June 2025 (Assassinated by Israel) Lieutenant General

two-star generals in Service before the Revolution PortraitNameServiceBranchDate of rankDate of deathPosthumous rank1 Mohammad-Vali GharaniIIAFGround ForceOctober 1958Chief of the Joint Staff 23 April 1979 (Assassinated by Forqan Group) Lieutenant General2 Nasser FarbodIIAFGround Force1 February 1975Chief of the Joint Staff 26 April 2019 (Unknown)3 Amir-Bahman BagheriIIAFAir ForceUnknownCommander of the Air Force 2010 (Unknown)

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