Military ranks of Imperial Iran

Imperial ranks

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
Insignia
Persian آریابد
Romanization Aryabod
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
 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] General General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
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
Imperial Iranian Ground Forces[1][2] No insignia
سراستوار یکم
Afsarnyār yekom 		سراستوار دوم
Afsarnyār dovom 		استوار یکم
Ostavar yekom 		استوار دوم
Ostavar dovom 		گروهبان یکم
Goruhban yekom 		گروهبان دوم
Goruhban dovom 		گروهبان سوم
Goruhban sevom 		سرجوخه
Sarjukhe 		سرباز یکم
Sarbaz yekom 		سرباز صفر
Sarbaz sefr
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d US Department of Defence (1962). "Iran". Military Uniforms DOD Pam 1-14.
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