Ali Shahbazi
Place of birth	Qom
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Ground Forces
Years of service	?-2000
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army The joint chief of staff of the Iranian Army Coordinating deputy of the joint chief of staff of the Iranian Army
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

Major General Ali Shahbazi (Persian: سرلشکر علی شهبازی) is the former commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.^[1][2] He was the first commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army, as before his appointment to this post, the post of commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army didn't exist. He was succeeded by major general Mohammad Salimi. Before creation of this new military post, he was the joint chief of staff of the Iranian Army.

[edit] See also

• Ataollah Salehi
• Mohammad Salimi
• Islamic Republic of Iran Army

[edit] External links

• The official website of Iranian Army

[edit] References

Military offices
Preceded by nobody	Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army 1998–2000	Succeeded by Mohammad Salimi

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