Amir Hatami
Amir Hatami | |
|---|---|
امیر حاتمی | |
Amir Hatami in 2019 | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Abdolrahim Mousavi |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Hossein Dehghan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Officers' Academy University of Command and Staff Supreme National Defense University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Basij[1] |
| Service years | 1988–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Military Intelligence |
| Conflicts | |
Amir Hatami[a] (born 1966) is an Iranian military officer who is currently serving as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.[2] Holding the rank of major general, Hatami was appointed commander-in-chief following the promotion of Abdolrahim Mousavi to Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces after the assassination of his predecessor Mohammad Bagheri in the June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran.
Hatmai is also an Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former minister of defense of Iran.[3] He was designated as the defense minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[3] and gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 yes, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes.[4]
Biography
Amir Hatami was born in 1966 in Tehran, Iran.[5] At the age of 14, Hatami joined the Basij as a volunteer and began serving in the Iranian Army Ground Forces in 1984.[5] After the war, he entered the Imam Ali Officers' University in 1989 and graduated in defense science management.[5]
He is the first minister of defense with Artesh background in more than two decades, an office held by Revolutionary Guards officers only since 1989.[6]
Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.[7]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Iran: A look at the 'dark past' of those in the running for Rouhani's cabinet", Al Arabiya, 12 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
- ^ https://en.irna.ir/news/85862208/General-Hatami-appointed-new-Army-Chief
- ^ a b "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
- ^ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ a b c "سرتیپ امیر حاتمی | خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim". www.tasnimnews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Raz Zimmt (10 August 2017), "The Second Rouhani Government: Public Demands and Presidential Constraints", INSS Insight (963), Tel Aviv: The Institute for National Security Studies, retrieved 14 August 2017
- ^ "Rouhani proposes Hatami for Defense Ministry", IRNA, 14 August 2017, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017