Military ranks of Imperial Iran
The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.
Commander-in-chief insignia
Branch | Army | Navy | Air force |
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Persian | آریابد | ||
Romanization | Aryabod [fa] | ||
Literal translation | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans |
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Imperial Iranian Ground Force[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Imperial Iranian Navy[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
دریابد Daryabod | دریاسالار Daryasalar | دریابان Daryaban | دریادار Daryadar | ناخدا یکم Nakhoda yekom | ناخدا دوم Nakhoda dovom | ناخدا سوم Nakhoda sevom | ناوسروان Navsarvan | ناوبان یکم Navban yekom | ناوبان دوم Navban dovom | ناوبان سوم Navban sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Ensign junior grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Imperial Iranian Air Force[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Imperial Iranian Ground Forces[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afsarnyār yekom | Afsarnyār dovom | Ostavar yekom | Ostavar dovom | Goruhban yekom | Goruhban dovom | Goruhban sevom | Sarjukhe | Sarbaz yekom | Sarbaz sefr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
- ^ a b c d Rudolph, James P. (1978). "Armed Forces". In Nyrop, Richard F. (ed.). Iran: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 413. LCCN 78-11871. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d US Department of Defence (1962). "Iran". Military Uniforms DOD Pam 1-14.
External links
- "Iran 1925-1979 (Imperial State of Persia)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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