Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics
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The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) is the defence ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran
. It was formed in 1989 and has control both over Iran's regular forces
and over its Revolutionary Guard, particularly bringing the latter under the overall defence umbrella by reducing its institutional autonomy, abolishing its independent ministry and bringing its command structures under the new Ministry.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It was formed in 1989 and has control both over Iran's regular forces
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the Military of Islamic Republic of Iran. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, which is Persian for "army." As of 2007, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 465,000 personnel plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 815,000...
and over its Revolutionary Guard, particularly bringing the latter under the overall defence umbrella by reducing its institutional autonomy, abolishing its independent ministry and bringing its command structures under the new Ministry.
Ministers of Defence
- Akbar TorkanAkbar TorkanAkbar Torkan was the first head of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from 1989. Formerly head of the defense industries establishment, he was a neutral civilian figure with no close ties to either the Iranian Revolutionary Guard or the regular...
, former head of the defense industries establishment (1989–1997) - Ali ShamkhaniAli ShamkhaniAli Shamkhani is an Iranian admiral and politician. He was the Minister of Defense from August 19, 1997 until August 24, 2005 and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar.He is born in 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, he earned a B.S...
, admiral (1997–2005) - Mostafa Mohammad-NajjarMostafa Mohammad-NajjarMostafa Mohammad Najjar is the current Interior minister of Iran since August 9, 2009. He was Minister of Defense in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009. He is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards .-Early life:...
, Revolutionary Guard (2005–2009) - Ahmad VahidiAhmad VahidiAhmad Vahidi is an Iranian politician and former commander of the Revolutionary Guards. He is the current Minister of Defense of Iran, having held the post since August 9, 2009.-Early life:...
, Revolutionary Guard (2009–present)
Sources
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mod.htm
- Anthony H. Cordesman, Iran's military forces in transition