Rank insignia of the Iranian military

Iranian Army commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iran (Edit)	No equivalent
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant General سپهبد		Major General سرلشکر		Brigadier General سرتیپ	2nd Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		1st Lieutenant ستوان یکم		2nd Lieutenant ستوان دوم		3rd Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet (دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام علی (ع

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iran (Edit)
	Sergeant Major استوار یکم						Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Sergeant First Class گروهبان یکم		Staff Sergeant گروهبان دوم						Sergeant گروهبان سوم						Corporal سرجوخه				Private First Class سرباز یکم		Private (E-2) سرباز دوم						Private سرباز

Iranian Air Force commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iran (Edit)	No equivalent
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant General سپهبد		Major General سرلشکر		Brigadier General سرتیپ	Second Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		First Lieutenant ستوان یکم		Second Lieutenant ستوان دوم		Third Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iran (Edit)
	Chief Master Sergeant استوار یکم						Senior Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Master sergeant گروهبان یکم		Technical sergeant گروهبان دوم						Staff Sergeant گروهبان سوم						Senior airman سرجوخه				Airman first class سرباز یکم		Airman سرباز دوم						Airman basic سرباز

Iranian Air Defense Force commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iran (Air Defense Force) (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General امیر سپهبد Just used for Martyr Generals		Major General امیر سرلشکر		Brigadier General امیر سرتیپ	Second Brigadier General امیر سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		First Lieutenant ستوان یکم		Second Lieutenant ستوان دوم		Third Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه پدافند هوایی

• Ranks suspended after 1979 Revolution
• 
  General (ارتشبد)

Enlisted

Enlisted rank insignia of the Iranian Air Defense Force
First Ostovar	Second Ostovar	First sergeant	Second Sergeant	Third Sergeant	Corporal	First Soldier	Second Soldier	Soldier
Persian: استوار یکم‎	Persian: استوار دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان یکم‎	Persian: گروهبان دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان سوم‎	Persian: سرجوخه‎	Persian: سرباز یکم‎	Persian: سرباز دوم‎	Persian: سرباز‎

Iranian Navy commissioned officers and enlisted ratings

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iran (Edit)	No equivalent
					Daryāsālār دریاسالار) Vice Admiral Just used for Martyr Flag Officers		Daryābān (دریابان) Rear Admiral		Daryādār (دریادار) Flotilla Admiral (Commodore)	Daryādār Dovom (دریادار دوم) Second Flotilla Admiral	Nākhodā Yekomn (ناخدا یکم) Captain		Nākhodā Dovom (ناخدا دوم) Commander		Nākhodā Sevom (ناخدا سوم) Lieutenant Commander		Nāvsarvān (ناوسروان) Lieutenant		Nāvbān Yekom (ناوبان یکم) Lieutenant (junior grade)		Nāvbān Dovom (ناوبان دوم) Ensign		Nāvbān Sevom (ناوبان سوم) Probationary Ensign		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه امام خمینی (ره)

• Ranks suspended after 1979 Revolution
• 
  Admiral of the Fleet (دریابد)

Enlisted ratings

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iran (Edit)
	Nāvostovār Yekom						Nāvostovār Dovom		Mahnāvi Yekom		Mahnāvi Dovom						Mahnāvi Sevom						Sarnāvi				Nāvi Yekom		Nāvi Dovom						Nāvi
	Master Chief Petty Officer						Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class						Petty Officer Third Class				Seaman		Seaman Apprentice						Seaman Recruit

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iran (Revolutionary Guard Coprs) (Edit)	No equivalent
			Guardian General of the Army ارتشبد پاسدار		Guardian Lieutenant General سپهبد پاسدار		Guardian Major General سرلشگر پاسدار		Guardian Brigadier General سرتیپ پاسدار	Guardian 2nd Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم پاسدار	Guardian Colonel سرهنگ پاسدار		Guardian Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم پاسدار		Guardian Major سرگرد پاسدار		Guardian Captain سروان پاسدار		Guardian 1st Lieutenant ستوان یکم پاسدار		Guardian 2nd Lieutenant ستوان دوم پاسدار		Guardian 3rd Lieutenant ستوان سوم پاسدار		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام حسین (ع)

Enlisted

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iran (Edit)
	Sergeant Major Persian: رزم‌دار یکم‎						Master Sergeant Persian: رزم‌دار دوم‎		Sergeant First Class Persian: رزم‌آور یکم‎		Staff Sergeant Persian: رزم‌آور دوم‎						Sergeant Persian: رزم‌آور سوم‎						Corporal Persian: رزم‌یار‎				Private First Class Persian: سرباز یکم‎		Private (E-2) Persian: سرباز دوم‎						Private Persian: سرباز‎

Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

Commissioned Officer rank insignia of the Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA)
Major General	Brigadier General	Second Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Third Lieutenant
Persian: سرلشکر‎	Persian: سرتیپ‎	Persian: سرتیپ دوم‎	Persian: سرهنگ‎	Persian: سرهنگ دوم‎	Persian: سرگرد‎	Persian: سروان‎	Persian: ستوان یکم‎	Persian: ستوان دوم‎	Persian: ستوان سوم‎

Enlisted rank insignia of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police (NAJA)
Police Ostovar 1st Class	Police Ostovar 2nd Class	First sergeant	Second Sergeant	Third Sergeant	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Senior Constable	Constable
Persian: استوار یکم‎	Persian: استوار دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان یکم‎	Persian: گروهبان دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان سوم‎	Persian: سرجوخه‎	Persian: سرباز یکم‎	Persian: سرباز دوم‎	Persian: سرباز‎

Junior personnel

Soldier 2nd Class (Sarbāz dovom) (سرباز دوم) or equivalent rank is usually awarded by the end of six months of service after basic training.

Ostovar

The rank of ostovar, a Persian word which in principle means "solid" or "steady", is equivalent to the English-speaking ranks of warrant officers or sergeant majors.

General officers

• Second Brigadier General (Sartip dovom) (سرتيپ دوم) and second flotilla admiral (Daryādār dovom) (دریادار دوم) were created after the Islamic revolution of Iran as part of a new modified ranking system.
• Major General (Sarlashkar) (سرلشكر) and the naval equivalent of Rear Admiral (Daryābān) (دریابان) are currently the rank of the heads of the Artesh, Sepah, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Lieutenant General (Sepahbod) (سپهبد) and the naval rank of Admiral (daryāsālār) (دریاسالار) have not been in use since the Iran–Iraq War.
• General (Arteshbod) (ارتشبد) and Admiral (Daryābod) (دریابد) have not been conferred since the Iranian Revolution.
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Farmāndehe setāde kolle niroohāye mosallah) (فرمانده ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح): It is the highest military post acting as the Chief of Armed Forces General Staff. The post oversees all Commanding Generals of different branches of Iran's armed forces including army, navy, air force, IRGC and other forces. It is not a military rank by itself but only an appointment, and the holder wears the insignia of the current rank.
• Commander in Chief (Farmāndehe kolle ghovā) (فرمانده كل قوا) or (Bozorgarteshtārān) (بزرگ‌ارتشتاران): It is the highest political command of the armed forces and is not a military rank by itself. This post is reserved for the Supreme Leader of Iran by the Iranian constitution and as such, does not wear any rank insignia at all.