Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals

Ali Ardashir Larijani was an Iranian politician, military officer, and philosopher who served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2025 until his assassination in 2026. He had previously served in the position from 2005 to 2007. From late December 2025 until his assassination, he was widely considered to be one of the leaders of Iran.

Iranian conservative politician, professor, and former air force pilot

Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020)

Mohammad Pakpour was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2025 until his death in 2026. He had previously served as head of IRGC Ground Forces. On 13 June 2025, he was appointed head of the IRGC following the death of his predecessor, Hossein Salami, in the Twelve-Day War. Pakpour was succeeded as commander of the Ground Forces by Mohammad Karami. On 28 February 2026, Israeli forces announced that he had been killed in the 2026 Iran war. Iranian state media IRNA later confirmed it.

Esmail Qaani is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who serves as the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, an elite special operations force responsible for extraterritorial operations. Qaani succeeded Qasem Soleimani as Quds Force commander after Soleimani was assassinated in January 2020.

Iranian politician

Iranian military officer

Iranian general (1962)

Iranian military commander

Iranian military commander (1964-2026)

Iranian general (1957-2020)

Iranian major general

Iranian general

Iranian brigadier general (1957–2026)

Iranian terrorist

Head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence service (1961–2025)

Commander of Khatam al-Anbia camp

Iranian politician

Iranian military officer (1964-2024)

Iranian terrorist (1950–2015)

Minister of Defense and Armed Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (born 1964)

Iranian military officer

Iranian military officer (?–2025)

Iranian brigadier general (1959–2011)

Iranian military commander (1956–2021)

Iranian military officer

Iranian Army general (1952-2010)

commander of Basij paramilitary force of Islamic Republic of Iran

Iranian military officer (1963–2025)

Brigadier General in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, headed the "Palestine Branch" of the Quds Force

Iranian military officer (1962-2013)

Iranian IRGC officer (died 2026)

Iranian general (1958–2006)

Iranian military officer (1961–2025)

Iranian general (1959-2014)

Iranian military officer (1962–2025)

Iranian military officer (died 2026)

Iranian military personnel

Iranian general (1949–2009)

Iranian military officer (1951-2025)

Iranian politician

Iranian military officer (born c. 1957)

Iranian senior military officer

commander of the Nabi Akram Corps

Iranian General