Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)

The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL; Persian: وزارت دفاع و پشتیبانی نیروهای مسلح‎) is the defence ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran, part of the Cabinet of Iran. It reports to the President of Iran. It was reestablished in 1989.

Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics
Logo of Ministry of Defence

Flag of Ministry of Defence
Agency overview
Formed22 August 1989
JurisdictionCabinet of Iran
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://www.mod.ir/

The ministry is responsible for planning, logistics and funding of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the General Staff, a separate institution under command of the supreme leader of Iran, has control over the forces.[1] The ministry is considered one of the three "sovereign" ministerial bodies of Iran due to nature of its work at home and abroad.[2]

Subordinates
See also: Defense industry of Iran

Iranian military industry, under the command of Ministry of Defence, is composed of the following main components:[3]

OrganizationField of activity
Iran Electronics Industries (SAIRAN)Electronics, communications, e-warfare, radars, satellites, etc.
Defense Industries Organization (SASAD)Tanks, rockets, bombs, guns, armored vehicles, etc.
Aerospace Industries OrganizationGuided missiles systems, etc.
Aviation Industries OrganizationAircraft, UAV, helicopters, etc.
Marine Industries OrganizationShips, hovercraft, submarines, etc.
Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND)Defense related research and development.

It's educational institution is Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

Ministers of Defence since 1979
No. Portrait MinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Madani, AhmadCommodore
Ahmad Madani
(1929–2006)		22 February 19792 March 19798 days
Army
(Navy)
2
Riahi, TaghiBrigadier General
Taghi Riahi
(1911–1989)		2 March 197918 September 1979200 days
Army
(Ground Forces)
3
Chamran, MostafaMostafa Chamran
(1932–1981)		30 September 197910 September 1980346 daysIWH
4
Fakoori, JavadColonel
Javad Fakoori
(1936–1981)		10 September 198017 August 1981341 days
Army
(Air Force)
5
Namjoo, MousaColonel
Mousa Namjoo
(1938–1981)		17 August 198129 September 198143 days
Army
(Ground Forces)
6
Salimi, MohammadColonel
Mohammad Salimi
(1937–2016)		2 November 198116 August 19842 years, 288 days
Army
(Ground Forces)
–
Rahimi, Mohammad-RezaColonel
Mohammad-Reza Rahimi
Acting		16 August 198422 October 19851 year, 67 days
Army
(Ground Forces)
7
Jalali, Mohammad HosseinColonel
Mohammad Hossein Jalali		28 October 198521 August 19893 years, 297 days
Army
(Army Aviation)
8
Torkan, AkbarAkbar Torkan
(born 1952)		21 August 198920 August 19933 years, 364 daysnone
9
Forouzandeh, MohammadMohammad Forouzandeh
(born 1960)		16 August 199320 August 19974 years, 4 days
IRGC
10
Shamkhani, AliRear Admiral
Ali Shamkhani
(born 1955)		20 August 199724 August 20058 years, 4 days
IRGC
(Navy)

Army
(Navy)
11
Mohammad-Najjar, MostafaBrigadier General
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
(born 1956)		9 August 20059 August 20094 years, 0 days
IRGC
(Ground Forces)
12
Vahidi, AhmadBrigadier General
Ahmad Vahidi
(born 1958)		3 September 200915 August 20133 years, 346 days
IRGC
(Ground Forces)
13
Dehghan, HosseinBrigadier General
Hossein Dehghan
(born 1957)		15 August 201320 August 20174 years, 5 days
IRGC
(Aerospace Force)
14
Hatami, AmirBrigadier General
Amir Hatami
(born c. 1965/1966)		20 August 2017Incumbent3 years, 165 days
Army
(Ground Forces)

See also

References
  1. Forozan, Hesam (2015), The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards, Routledge, pp. 51–53, ISBN 9781317430742
  2. al Labbad, Mustafa (15 August 2013). "Rouhani's Cabinet Seeks New Balance in Iranian Policies". As Safir. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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