List of commanders of the joint chiefes of Staff:
Joint Staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SEMAJA* (Persian: سماجا), is the chief of staff of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh) with an aim to coordinate its four military branches. The Joint Staff has Central Provost and the University of Command and Staff under control.
From 1921 to 1998, "the Chairman of Chief of Staff" (Persian: فرمانده ستاد مشترک ارتش) was the highest-ranking position within the Artesh, however, after the newly-established office of "Commander-in-Chief of the Artesh" (Persian: فرمانده کل ارتش) the position was founded in 1998, the former position was deposed as a decision-making position and became the coordinator deputy of the Chief Commander (Persian: معاونت هماهنگکننده ارتش). The position is currently held would be Brigadier General Mohammad-Hossein Dadras, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major General Ataollah Salehi.
*: سماجا = ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
*: SEMAJA: Setad -e Moshtarak -e Artesh -e Jomhouri ye Eslami ye IRAN
1 - Sartip (= Brigadier General) Amanollah Jahanbani:
سرتیپ امان الله جهانبانی
01.10.1300 - 22.11.1305 (= 22.12.1921 - 12.02.1927)
2 - Sartip Habibollah Sheybani:
سرتیپ حبیب الله شیبانی
22.11.1305 - 08.09.1306 (= 12.02.1927 - 30.11.1927)
3 - Sartip Mohammad Nakhjavan:
سرتیپ محمد نخجوان
08.09.1306 - 13.02.1313 (= 30.11.1927 - 03.05.1934)
4 - Sarlashgar (= Major general) Azizollah Zarqami:
سرلشگر عزیزالله ضرغامی
13.02.1313 - 01.07.1320 (= 03.05.1934 - 23.09.1941)
5 - SarLashgar Of Yazdanpanah:
سرلشگر مرتضی یزدان پناه
01.07.1320 - 12.12.1321 (= 23.09.1941 - 03.03.1943)
6 - Sartip Hasan Arfa:
سرتیپ حسن ارفع
sartip hasan arfa - 1321
12.12.1321 - 01.05.1322 (= 03.03.1943 - 24.07.1943)
7 - Sartip Ali Razmara:
سرتیپ علی رزم آرا
01.05.1322 - ??.07.1322 (= 24.07.1943 - ??.09.1943)
8 - Sartip Ali Riaz:
سرتیپ علی ریاضی
??.07.1322 - 15.02.1323 (= ??.09.1943 - 05.05.1944)
9 - Sarlashgar Ali Razmara:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
15.02.1323 - 06.10.1323 (= 05.05.1944 - 27.12.1945)
10 - SarLashgar Hasan Arfa:
سرلشگر حسن ارفع
06.10.1323 - 27.11.1324 (= 27.12.1945 - 16.02.1946)
11 - Sarlashgar Farajollah Aq vali:
سرلشگر فرج الله آق ولی
27.11.1324 - 10.04.1325 (= 16.02.1946 - 01.07.1946)
12 - Sarlashgar Ali Razmara:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
10.04.1325 - 10.04.1329 (= 01.07.1946 - 01.07.1950)
13 - Sarlashgar Abbas garzan:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
10.04.1329 - 02.05.1331 (= 01.07.1950 - 24.07.1952)
14 - Sepahbod (= Lt. General) Of The Basis Of Yazdanpanah:
سپهبد مرتضی یزدان پناه
02.05.1331 - 30.05.1331 (= 24.07.1952 - 21.08.1952)
15 - Sarlashgar Mahmoud Baharmast:
سرلشگر محمود بهارمست
30.05.1331 - 09.12.1331 (= 21.08.1952 - 28.02.1953)
16 - Sartip mohammd Riahi:
سرتیپ محمد ریاحی
09.12.1331 - 28.05.1332 (= 28.02.1953 - 19.08.1953)
17 - Sarlashgar Nader Batmanqalich:
سرلشگر نادر باتمانقلیچ
28.05.1332 - 01.06.1334 (= 19.08.1953 - 24.08.1955)
in 1334 (1955), navy, air force and land force, have separated and has thier own chiefes of Staff.
18 - Sepahbod Abdollah Hedayat:
سپهبد عبدالله هدایت
01.06.1334 - 24.12.1339 (= 24.08.1955 - 15.03.1961)
19 - Sepahbod Abdolhosseyn Hejazi:
سپهبد عبدالحسین حجازی
24.12.1339 - 30.09.1344 (15.03.1961 - 21.12.1965)
20 - Aarteshbod (general) Bahram Ariana:
ارتشبد بهرام آریانا
Arteshbod Ariana - 1346
30.09.1344 - 14.02.1348 (= 21.12.1965 - 04.05.1969)
21 - Sepahbod Freydoon jam:
سپهبد فریدون جم
14.02.1348 - 28.04.1350 (= 04.05.1969 - 19.07.1971)
22 - Arteshbod Qolamreza Azhari:
ارتشبد غلامرضا ازهاری
28.04.1350 - 01.10.1357 (= 19.07.1971 - 22.12.1978)
23 - Arteshbod abbas qara baqi:
ارتشبد عباس قره باغی
01.10.1357 - 22.11.1357 (= 22.12.1978 - 11.02.1979).
Joint Staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SEMAJA* (Persian: سماجا), is the chief of staff of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh) with an aim to coordinate its four military branches. The Joint Staff has Central Provost and the University of Command and Staff under control.
From 1921 to 1998, "the Chairman of Chief of Staff" (Persian: فرمانده ستاد مشترک ارتش) was the highest-ranking position within the Artesh, however, after the newly-established office of "Commander-in-Chief of the Artesh" (Persian: فرمانده کل ارتش) the position was founded in 1998, the former position was deposed as a decision-making position and became the coordinator deputy of the Chief Commander (Persian: معاونت هماهنگکننده ارتش). The position is currently held would be Brigadier General Mohammad-Hossein Dadras, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major General Ataollah Salehi.
*: سماجا = ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
*: SEMAJA: Setad -e Moshtarak -e Artesh -e Jomhouri ye Eslami ye IRAN
1 - Sartip (= Brigadier General) Amanollah Jahanbani:
سرتیپ امان الله جهانبانی
01.10.1300 - 22.11.1305 (= 22.12.1921 - 12.02.1927)
2 - Sartip Habibollah Sheybani:
سرتیپ حبیب الله شیبانی
22.11.1305 - 08.09.1306 (= 12.02.1927 - 30.11.1927)
3 - Sartip Mohammad Nakhjavan:
سرتیپ محمد نخجوان
08.09.1306 - 13.02.1313 (= 30.11.1927 - 03.05.1934)
4 - Sarlashgar (= Major general) Azizollah Zarqami:
سرلشگر عزیزالله ضرغامی
13.02.1313 - 01.07.1320 (= 03.05.1934 - 23.09.1941)
5 - SarLashgar Of Yazdanpanah:
سرلشگر مرتضی یزدان پناه
01.07.1320 - 12.12.1321 (= 23.09.1941 - 03.03.1943)
6 - Sartip Hasan Arfa:
سرتیپ حسن ارفع
sartip hasan arfa - 1321
12.12.1321 - 01.05.1322 (= 03.03.1943 - 24.07.1943)
7 - Sartip Ali Razmara:
سرتیپ علی رزم آرا
01.05.1322 - ??.07.1322 (= 24.07.1943 - ??.09.1943)
8 - Sartip Ali Riaz:
سرتیپ علی ریاضی
??.07.1322 - 15.02.1323 (= ??.09.1943 - 05.05.1944)
9 - Sarlashgar Ali Razmara:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
15.02.1323 - 06.10.1323 (= 05.05.1944 - 27.12.1945)
10 - SarLashgar Hasan Arfa:
سرلشگر حسن ارفع
06.10.1323 - 27.11.1324 (= 27.12.1945 - 16.02.1946)
11 - Sarlashgar Farajollah Aq vali:
سرلشگر فرج الله آق ولی
27.11.1324 - 10.04.1325 (= 16.02.1946 - 01.07.1946)
12 - Sarlashgar Ali Razmara:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
10.04.1325 - 10.04.1329 (= 01.07.1946 - 01.07.1950)
13 - Sarlashgar Abbas garzan:
سرلشگر علی رزم آرا
10.04.1329 - 02.05.1331 (= 01.07.1950 - 24.07.1952)
14 - Sepahbod (= Lt. General) Of The Basis Of Yazdanpanah:
سپهبد مرتضی یزدان پناه
02.05.1331 - 30.05.1331 (= 24.07.1952 - 21.08.1952)
15 - Sarlashgar Mahmoud Baharmast:
سرلشگر محمود بهارمست
30.05.1331 - 09.12.1331 (= 21.08.1952 - 28.02.1953)
16 - Sartip mohammd Riahi:
سرتیپ محمد ریاحی
09.12.1331 - 28.05.1332 (= 28.02.1953 - 19.08.1953)
17 - Sarlashgar Nader Batmanqalich:
سرلشگر نادر باتمانقلیچ
28.05.1332 - 01.06.1334 (= 19.08.1953 - 24.08.1955)
in 1334 (1955), navy, air force and land force, have separated and has thier own chiefes of Staff.
18 - Sepahbod Abdollah Hedayat:
سپهبد عبدالله هدایت
01.06.1334 - 24.12.1339 (= 24.08.1955 - 15.03.1961)
19 - Sepahbod Abdolhosseyn Hejazi:
سپهبد عبدالحسین حجازی
24.12.1339 - 30.09.1344 (15.03.1961 - 21.12.1965)
20 - Aarteshbod (general) Bahram Ariana:
ارتشبد بهرام آریانا
Arteshbod Ariana - 1346
30.09.1344 - 14.02.1348 (= 21.12.1965 - 04.05.1969)
21 - Sepahbod Freydoon jam:
سپهبد فریدون جم
14.02.1348 - 28.04.1350 (= 04.05.1969 - 19.07.1971)
22 - Arteshbod Qolamreza Azhari:
ارتشبد غلامرضا ازهاری
28.04.1350 - 01.10.1357 (= 19.07.1971 - 22.12.1978)
23 - Arteshbod abbas qara baqi:
ارتشبد عباس قره باغی
01.10.1357 - 22.11.1357 (= 22.12.1978 - 11.02.1979).