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Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi (Persian: علی عبداللهی علیآبادی; born 1959) is an Iranian senior military officer and former politician who is currently chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.[1] He served as governor-general of Gilan province and Semnan province and deputy interior minister during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[2]
Abdollahi is sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury.[3][4]
Abdollahi participated in the 2022 Moscow conference on international security as deputy chief of the general staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. In the conference, Aliabadi referred to the United States as “Big Satan” and said that American totalitarianism and unilaterism threatens global security. Abdollahi in the conference also said that Americans cause crisis, sanctions and wars.[5]
In 2025, an X account claiming to be associated with the Mossad announced that Abdollahi is the new commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, after commanders Gholam Ali Rashid and Ali Shadmani were assassinated in the Twelve-Day War. The Mossad has not denied connection to the account.[1] In August 2026, he was appointed chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Kioumars Heydari being named his deputy.[6] Khamenei concurrently instructed Abdollahi to complete the merger of the General Staff with the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.[7]
Military career
Offices held by General Abdollahi include:[2]
- Commander, Gilan Quds Provincial Corps
- Commander of Headquarters, Revolutionary Guards Ground Force
- Head of Inspection Circle, Revolutionary Guards Joint Staff
- Second-in-Command, Revolutionary Guards Air Force
- Deputy for Coordination, Police Command
- Second-in-Command, Police Command (until 2005)
- Caretaker, Police Command (2005)
- Deputy for Readiness, Logistics and Industrial Research, General Staff of Armed Forces (2013–2016)
- Deputy for Coordination, General Staff of Armed Forces (2016–2025)
- Commander, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (2025–present)
- Chief of the General Staff, Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces (2026–present)
References
- 1 2 "New Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters was Officially Introduced". iranpress.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Fastpaced Changes in Ministry of Interior?". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 17 June 2014. 93040402675. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ali Abdollahi". OpenSanctions.org. 1959. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "US-Iran Escalation Since May 2019" (PDF). www.understandingwar.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi calls America "Great Satan" at Moscow Conference on International Security". IFMAT. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Khamenei fills six top military posts as key intelligence gaps persist". Iran International. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Iran Update Special Report, August 10, 2026". Critical Threats. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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- Living people
- Chief commanders of the Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Iranian governors
- People from Gilan province
- 1959 births
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals
- Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
- Iranian military personnel of the 2026 Iran war
- Law enforcement biography stubs
- Iranian individuals subject to European Union sanctions