The Commander of the Iranian Navy (Persian: فرمانده نیروی دریایی ارتش) is the highest-ranking position of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current commander is Shahram Irani.
| Commander of the Iranian Navy | |
|---|---|
Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | |
Incumbent since 17 August 2021Commodore Shahram Irani | |
| Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | |
| Member of | Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army |
| Nominator | Commander-in-Chief of the Army |
| Appointer | Supreme Leader of Iran |
| Formation | 1931 |
| First holder | Commodore Gholamali Bayandor |
| Deputy | Deputy commander |
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander of the Imperial Iranian Navy | ||||||
| 1 | Commodore Gholamali Bayandor (1898–1941) | 1931 | 25 August 1941 † | 9–10 years | – | |
| 2 | Commodore Abdollah Zelli | 1941 | 1952 | 10–11 years | ||
| 3 | Commodore Gholam-Hossein Bayandor | 1952 | 1954 | 1–2 years | ||
| 4 | Rear admiral Habibollah Shahin | 1954 | 1960 | 5–6 years | ||
| 5 | Admiral Farajollah Rasaei (1908–2002) | 1960 | July 1972 | 11–12 years | ||
| 6 | Rear admiral Abbas Ramzi Ataie | 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | ||
| 7 | Vice admiral Kamal Habibollahi (1930–2016) | 7 January 1976 | 11 February 1979 | 3 years | ||
| Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy | ||||||
| – | Captain Afsari-Pur Acting | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | ||
| 1 | Commodore Ahmad Madani (1929–2006) | 1979 | 1979 | 0 years | ||
| 2 | Commodore Mahmoud Alavi | November 1979 | 26 February 1980 | 0 years | ||
| – | Commodore A. Tabatabaei Acting | February 1980 | May 1980 | 0 years | ||
| 3 | Captain Bahram Afzali (1937–1984) | May 1980 | 24 April 1983 | 2 years | ||
| 4 | Captain Esfandiar Hosseini (born 1937) | 30 April 1983 | 25 June 1985 | 2 years | ||
| 5 | Commodore Mohammad-Hossein Malekzadegan (born 1944) | 27 June 1985 | 30 October 1989 | 4 years | ||
| 6 | Commodore Ali Shamkhani (born 1955) | 30 October 1989 | 27 August 1997 | 7 years | ||
| 7 | Commodore Abbas Mohtaj | 27 August 1997 | 25 October 2005 | 8 years | ||
| 8 | Commodore Sajjad Kouchaki (born 1955) | 25 October 2005 | 29 August 2007 | 1–2 years | ||
| 9 | Commodore Habibollah Sayyari (born 1955) | 29 August 2007 | 5 November 2017 | 10 years | ||
| 10 | Commodore Hossein Khanzadi (born 1967) | 5 November 2017 | 17 August 2021 | 3 years | ||
| 11 | Commodore Shahram Irani (born 1968) | 17 August 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years | ||
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