Defence ministers of Iran

Mohammad Mosaddegh was an Iranian politician, author and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, elected by the 16th Majlis. He was elected to the Iranian parliament in 1923 and served through a contentious 1952 election into the 17th Iranian Majlis, until his government was overthrown in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état aided by the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom (MI6) and the United States (CIA), led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr. As prime minister, he implemented policies that came to be known as Mosaddeghism.

Aziz Nasirzadeh was an Iranian military officer who served as the Minister of Defence of Iran from 2024 to 2026. He previously served as the Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Iranian Armed Forces from September 2021 to August 2024, and was the commander of the Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) from August 2018 to September 2021, prior to that position. A veteran of the Iran–Iraq War, he graduated as a certified F-14 pilot, but never saw any combat. On 28 February 2026, the Israel Defense Forces announced that he had been killed during the 2026 Iran war.

Iranian naval officer and politician (1955–2026)

Iranian politician

Iranian military officer

Iranian politician (1932-1981)

Iranian military officer

Iranian major general

Iranian terrorist

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

Iranian field marshal (1856-1929)

Commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army (1937-2016)

Iranian politician (1928–2006)

military leader and cabinet Minister of Iran

Iranian defense minister (1952–2021)

Persian politician (1909–1999)

Persian politician

Iranian politician

Persian politician (1899–1968)