(1950-03-09) 9 March 1950 (age 74) Rudsar, Gilan, Iran
Allegiance
Iran
Service/branch
Ground Forces
Years of service
1968–2019
Rank
Major General
Commands held
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Imam Ali University 58th Takavar Division 77th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Iran–Iraq War Iran-PJAK conflict
Children
Ammar Salehi (son) Fateme Salehi (daughter)
Ataollah Salehi (Persian: عطاءالله صالحی; born 9 March 1950) is the former and third commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, serving from 2005 until 2017.[1][dubious – discuss] He graduated before the Islamic Revolution from the Iranian Army's military academy in 1971 with the rank of Artillery Second Lieutenant of the Army's Ground Forces.
He has the direct operational command authority over the commanders of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Base.
As head of Iran's regular military, he was a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
^"Commander: Iran Mulling Military Buildup in High Seas". Fars News. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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