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
Native name آریابد
Aryabod
Translated Field marshal
(lit. 'Chief/Guardian of the Aryans')

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Imperial Iranian Ground Forces[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 Officer cadet

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]
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 US Department of Defence (1962). "Iran". Military Uniforms DOD Pam 1-14.
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