Ataollah Salehi Military person

Major General Ataollah Salehi (Persian: سرلشکر عطاءالله صالحی‎) (born 9 March 1950) is the current commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army since 2005. He graduated before the Islamic Revolution from the Iranian Army's military academy in 1971 with the rank of Artillery Second Lieutenant of the Army's Ground Forces.He has the direct operational command authority over the commanders of Iranian Army's Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Force.As head of Iran's regular military he is a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 09, 1950
Birth place
Iran , Tehran

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Military person

allegianceIran
military operations
Iran–Iraq War
military branch
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
military command
Commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army
Commander of Iranian Army's military academy
Commander of 58th Infantry Division of Ground Forces
Commander of 77th Infantry Division of Ground Forces
service start1968

Topical connections

Ataollah Salehi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aja.ir