The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.
The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.
| Branch | Army | Navy | Air force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insignia |  |  |  |
| Persian | آریابد | ||
| Romanization | Aryabod | ||
| Literal translation | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans | ||
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Imperial Iranian Ground Force [1] [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Imperial Iranian Navy [1] [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| دریابد Daryabod | دریاسالار Daryasalar | دریابان Daryaban | دریادار Daryadar | ناخدا یکم Nakhoda yekom | ناخدا دوم Nakhoda dovom | ناخدا سوم Nakhoda sevom | ناوسروان Navsarvan | ناوبان یکم Navban yekom | ناوبان دوم Navban dovom | ناوبان سوم Navban sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Ensign junior grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Iranian Air Force [1] [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Imperial Iranian Ground Forces [1] [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| سراستوار یکم Afsarnyār yekom | سراستوار دوم Afsarnyār dovom | استوار یکم Ostavar yekom | استوار دوم Ostavar dovom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom | گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom | سرجوخه Sarjukhe | سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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