Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran
Military ranks of Imperial Iran
Overview of the ranks and insignia of the Imperial Iranian Armed Forces (pre-1979)
The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.
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| Persian | آریابد | ||
| Romanization | Aryabod [fa] | ||
| Literal translation | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans | ||
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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Ensign junior grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Iranian Air Force[1][2] |
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| 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 |
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| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Afsarnyār yekom | Afsarnyār dovom | Ostavar yekom | Ostavar dovom | Goruhban yekom | Goruhban dovom | Goruhban sevom | Sarjukhe | Sarbaz yekom | Sarbaz sefr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- "Iran 1925-1979 (Imperial State of Persia)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.