Mohammad Salimi
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Major General
Mohammad Salimi is the former commander-in-chief
of the Iranian Army. He was appointed to the post in 2000 and resigned in 2005. He was succeeded by major general Ataollah Salehi
as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.
He was also the defence minister
in the cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi
with the rank of colonel.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Mohammad Salimi is the former commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the Iranian Army. He was appointed to the post in 2000 and resigned in 2005. He was succeeded by major general Ataollah Salehi
Ataollah Salehi
General Ataollah Salehi is the current commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army since 2005. 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...
as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army.
He was also the defence minister
Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics
The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics is the defence ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was formed in 1989 and has control both over Iran's regular forces and over its Revolutionary Guard, particularly bringing the latter under the overall defence umbrella by reducing its...
in the cabinet of Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the seventy-ninth and last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He was a Reformist candidate for the 2009 presidential election and eventually the leader of the opposition in the post-election...
with the rank of colonel.