The Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed SEMAJA (Persian: سماجا), is the chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, the conventional military of Iran,[1] with an aim to coordinate its four military branches.[2] The Joint Staff has Central Provost and University of Command and Staff under control.
| Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |
|---|---|
| ستاد مشترک ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
 Seal of the Joint Staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Army | |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Current form | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Major general Abdolrahim Mousavi |
| Chief of staff | Rear admiral Habibollah Sayyari |
Structure reform
editFrom 1921 to 1998, "Chairman of Chief of Staff" (Persian: رئیس ستاد مشترک ارتش) was the highest-ranking position within the Artesh, however after the newly established office "Commander-in-Chief of Artesh" (Persian: فرمانده کل ارتش) position was founded in 1998,[3] 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 by Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, who is second-in-command and deputy of Major general Abdolrahim Mousavi.[4]
List of chiefs
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Simon, Rita J.; Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Alaa (2011), A Handbook of Military Conscription and Composition the World Over, Lexington Books, pp. 152–153, ISBN 978-0739167526
- ^ Hossein Aryan (November 15, 2011), The Artesh: Iran's Marginalized and Under-Armed Conventional Military, Middle East Institute, archived from the original on 2016-01-11, retrieved December 15, 2015
- ^ Buchta, Wilfried (2000), Who rules Iran?: the structure of power in the Islamic Republic, Washington DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, p. 147, ISBN 0-944029-39-6
- ^ Army's research books have replaced foreign text, IBNA, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved December 15, 2015
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