Yahya "Rahim" Safavi (Persian: یحیی (رحیم) صفوی, born 1952) is an Iranian military commander who served as the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[1][2]

Safavi was born in 1952 in the city of Isfahan, Iran.^[1][2]

Safavi was one of the leaders of the Iran–Iraq War.^[3] During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, he played a key role in the uprising in Herat in November 2001, where American, Iranian and Northern Alliance troops supported a local uprising against the Taliban.

He served as the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps until 1997 when he was appointed its commander, replacing Mohsen Rezaee in 1997.^[4]

He was replaced as commander of the IRGC by Mohammad Ali Jafari, former director of the Strategic Studies Center of the IRGC on 1 September 2007.^[5] Then he was appointed by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as his special military advisor.^[6]

On 24 December 2006, Rahim Safavi was included on a list of Iranian individuals and organizations sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 due to their alleged involvement in the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.^[7]

Awards and badges of honor This section includes official insignia and awards of the Safavid general, which is installed on his matched uniform, but it will not include civilian and unofficial awards.

• List of Iranian two-star generals since 1979