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The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.
Commander-in-chief insignia
[edit]| Branch | Army | Navy | Air force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insignia |  |  |  |
| Persian | آریابد | ||
| Romanization | Aryabod | ||
| Literal translation | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans | ||
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]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] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
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External links
[edit]- "Iran 1925-1979 (Imperial State of Persia)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.