Abdolrahim Mousavi

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External links

• Abdolrahim Mousavi at IMDb

Amir Major General Sayyid Abdolrahim Mousavi
عبدالرحیم موسوی
Mousavi in 2019
4th Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
In office 13 June 2025 –28 February 2026

Military offices
Preceded by Mohammad Bagheri	Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces 2025–2026	Vacant
Preceded by Ataollah Salehi	Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2017–2025	Succeeded by Amir Hatami
Preceded by Gholam Ali Rashid	Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces 2016–2017	Succeeded by Ataollah Salehi
Preceded by Mohammad-Reza Gharaei	Second-in-Command of Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2008–2016	Succeeded by Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
Preceded by Abdolali Pourshasb	Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2005–2008	Succeeded by Mohammad-Hossein Dadras as Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Preceded by Ataollah Salehi	Commandant of Imam Ali Officers' Academy 2001–2005	Succeeded by Ahmad Reza Pourdastan