The following individuals have been identified as commanding officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Commander-in-Chiefs Abbas Aghazamani was the first official holder of seat of the Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Aghazamani assumed office as Commander in Chief on 2 June 1980. He served as Commander in Chief briefly for 25 days and then was succeeded by Morteza Rezaee. Rezaee assumed office on 22 July 1980 and served as Commander in Chief for one year . In 1981 Morteza Rezaee was succeeded by Mohsen Rezaei . Rezaei assumed office on 20 September 1981 and served for almost 16 years. Rezaei was the longest serving commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since the Revolution. During the leadership of Rezaei Iran faced a major Iran Iraq War which involved killing of thousands of civillians, politicians and commanders. After serving for almost 16 years Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi took the charge and leaded the IRGC for 10 years. Later Safavi was succeeded by Mohammad Ali Jafari in 2007 and served for 11 years till 2019. Jafari was one of the key figures in the miltary Leadership and known for as the Father of Mosaic Doctrine. In 2019 Jafari was succeeded by Hossein Salami. Salami served from 2019 to 2025 due to his assassination in the Twelve Day War. Salami was succeeded by IRGC Ground Forces Commander Mohammad Pakpour . Pakpour served briefly from 2025 to 2026 and was killed during 2026 Iran war. After killing of Mohammad Pakpour, Major General Ahmad Vahidi on 1 March 2026 . Vahidi is one of the veteran of the IRGC and is sanctioned by United States and wanted by Interpol.
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Deputy commanders-in-chief
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Chiefs of the Joint Staff
Commanders of military branches
Ground Forces
Aerospace Force
Navy
Quds Force
Basij
Chairmen of intelligence agencies
Intelligence Organization
Intelligence Protection Organization
Supreme Leader Representatives
Ministers
See also List of Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
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