Amir Hatami, one of the most prominent military commanders in Iran, was born in 1966, and joined the Iranian army in 1982, so he was the youngest military officer to obtain the rank of majority of 32 years old, to become later Minister of Defense, then a consultant to the army affairs at the Office of the Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution Ali Khamenei.
On June 13, 2025, Khamenei was appointed Commander -in -Chief of the Iranian army to succeed the general Abdul Rahim Mousavi Who assumed the presidency of the Staff after the killing of the brigade Mohammad Hussein Bagheri In an Israeli attack on Tehran.
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Amir Hatami was born in 1966 in the village of Nimaur near the city of Zanjan, northwest Iran.
He grew up and grew up in his early years in his hometown, then moved with his family to the city of Zanan, and this coincided with the victory of the Iranian revolution in 1979, and there he joined a volunteer for the paramilitary popular mobilization forces.PashegeAnd he stayed in the city until he completed his second contract.
Study and scientific training
Hatami received his primary education in a school in the city of Zanan, and after completing the middle stage, he was involved in the fronts of the fighting in the Iran -Iraq war in 1980.
Later, he joined the Imam Ali Military University, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in the Department of Defense Sciences.
Hatami continued his academic and military career, and participated in a number of specialized courses, including a course in the College of Command and Staff known as “Davos”, and another in the National Defense Department at the Supreme University of Defense.
Military experience
Hatami joined the Political Popular Mobilization Forces “Basij” after a victory Iranian revolution In 1979, then joined the Iranian army in 1982, and participated in a number of military operations during the Iran -Iraq war, the most prominent of which was the “Marsad” operation, which was carried out in the last stages of the war in 1988.
He emerged by leading field operations against military groups, including “Mujahidee Khalq“Especially in the northwestern and western regions of the country, and after that he obtained a certificate of appreciation from the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
In 1998, he won two promotions in the military rank in appreciation of his efficiency, then he was promoted to the rank of “a second dean” with the ratification of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces, and assumed the position of assistant intelligence affairs in the Iranian army leadership, the position he occupied until 2005.
Hatami was included in leadership positions within the military establishment, and took over the office of the International Relations Office and headed the Group of Supreme Advisors for the Army Command.
In 2013, he became deputy minister of defense in the president’s government Hassan RouhaniThen he was promoted to the position of Minister of Defense between 2017 and 2021, and became the first defense minister to be assigned to the ranks of the Iranian army instead of Revolutionary Guard.
He also served as an assistant affairs of manpower at the General Staff of the Armed Forces, before he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the General Staff Major General Mohamed Hussein Baqri.
In 2022, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed him as a special advisor to his Iranian Army Affairs Office.
Army command
On June 13, 2025, the Supreme Leader Khamenei appointed Amir Hatimi as Commander -in -Chief of the Iranian army to succeed General Abdul Rahim Mousavi, who was appointed head of the Chief of Staff after the killing of Muhammad Hussein Baqri in an Israeli air attack targeting the capital, Tehran, and led to the killing of high leaders in the army and the Revolutionary Guards in addition to nuclear scientists.