Amir Hatami

Amir Hatami
امیر حاتمی
Amir Hatami in 2025
5th Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2025
PresidentMasoud Pezeshkian
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei
Preceded byAbdolrahim Mousavi
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
In office
20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byHossein Dehghan
Succeeded byMohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Deputy Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
In office
2013–2017
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMajid Bokayi
Succeeded byGhasem Taghizadeh
Director of Artesh Military Intelligence
In office
1998–2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad-Hassan Nami
Succeeded byAbbas Ali Mansouri Arani
Personal details
Born1966 (age 59–60)
Zanjan, Iran
EducationOfficers' Academy
University of Command and Staff
Supreme National Defense University
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceIslamic Republic of Iran Army
Basij[1]
Years of service
1980–Present
Rank Major general
Conflicts

Amir Hatami (Persian: امیر حاتمی, born 1966) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.[2] Holding the rank of major general, Hatami was appointed commander-in-chief following the promotion of Abdolrahim Mousavi to Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces after the assassination of his predecessor Mohammad Bagheri in the Twelve-Day War.

Hatami is also an Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former minister of defense of Iran.[3]

Biography

Amir Hatami was born in 1966 in Nimowar (village of Zanjan).[4] At the age of 14, Hatami joined the Basij as a volunteer and began serving in the Iranian Army Ground Forces in 1984.[4] After the war, he entered the Imam Ali Officers' Academy in 1989 and graduated in defense science management.[4]

Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.[5]

He was nominated as Minister of Defense by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[3] and received a vote of confidence from Parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 votes in favor, 10 against, 13 abstentions, and 4 invalid votes.[6] He was the first Minister of Defense with an Artesh background in more than two decades, as the position had been held exclusively by Revolutionary Guard officers since 1989.[7]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. 1 2 "Iran: A look at the 'dark past' of those in the running for Rouhani's cabinet", Al Arabiya, 12 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
  2. ↑ "General Hatami appointed new Army Chief". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
  4. 1 2 3 "سرتیپ امیر حاتمی | خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim". www.tasnimnews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rouhani proposes Hatami for Defense Ministry", IRNA, 14 August 2017, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
  6. ↑ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, archived from the original on 25 April 2019, retrieved 20 August 2017
  7. ↑ Raz Zimmt (10 August 2017), "The Second Rouhani Government: Public Demands and Presidential Constraints", INSS Insight (963), Tel Aviv: The Institute for National Security Studies, retrieved 14 August 2017
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