Ataollah Salehi

Ataollah Salehi (Persian: عطاءالله صالحی; born 9 March 1950) is the former and third commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, serving from 2005 until 2017. 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.


Ataollah Salehi
General Salehi in 2015
Birth nameAtaollah Salehi
Born (1950-03-09) 9 March 1950
Rudsar, Gilan, Iran
AllegianceIran
Service/branchGround Forces
Years of service1968–2019
RankMajor General
Commands heldIslamic Republic of Iran Army
Imam Ali University
58th Takavar Division
77th Infantry Division
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
Iran-PJAK conflict
ChildrenAmmar Salehi (son)
Fateme Salehi (daughter)

He has the direct operational command authority over the commanders of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Base.

As head of Iran's regular military, he was a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

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