# Military ranks of Imperial Iran

The military ranks of Imperial Iran are the military insignia used by the Military of Imperial Iran.

## Commander-in-chief insignia

| Branch | Army | Navy | Air force |
| Insignia | | | |
| Persian | آریابد | آریابد | آریابد |
| Romanization | Aryabod | Aryabod | Aryabod |
| Literal translation | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans | Chief/Guardian of the Aryans |

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Imperial Iranian Ground Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imperial Iranian Ground Force | | | ارتشبد Arteshbod | ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom |
| Imperial Iranian Ground Force | | | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | Third lieutenant |
| Imperial Iranian Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imperial Iranian Navy | | | دریابد Daryabod | دریابد Daryabod | دریاسالار Daryasalar | دریاسالار Daryasalar | دریابان Daryaban | دریابان Daryaban | دریادار Daryadar | دریادار Daryadar | ناخدا یکم Nakhoda yekom | ناخدا یکم Nakhoda yekom | ناخدا دوم Nakhoda dovom | ناخدا دوم Nakhoda dovom | ناخدا سوم Nakhoda sevom | ناخدا سوم Nakhoda sevom | ناوسروان Navsarvan | ناوسروان Navsarvan | ناوبان یکم Navban yekom | ناوبان یکم Navban yekom | ناوبان دوم Navban dovom | ناوبان دوم Navban dovom | ناوبان سوم Navban sevom | ناوبان سوم Navban sevom |
| Imperial Iranian Navy | | | Admiral | Admiral | Vice admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Commodore | Captain | Captain | Commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Ensign | Ensign junior grade | Ensign junior grade |
| Imperial Iranian Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imperial Iranian Air Force | | | ارتشبد Arteshbod | ارتشبد Arteshbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سپهبد Sepahbod | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرلشکر Sarlashkar | سرتیپ Sartip | سرتیپ Sartip | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ Sarhang | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom | سرگرد Sargord | سرگرد Sargord | سروان Sarvān | سروان Sarvān | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom | ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom |
| Imperial Iranian Air Force | | | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Third lieutenant | Third lieutenant |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Imperial Iranian Ground Forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Imperial Iranian Ground Forces | سراستوار یکم Afsarnyār yekom | سراستوار یکم Afsarnyār yekom | سراستوار یکم Afsarnyār yekom | سراستوار یکم Afsarnyār yekom | سراستوار دوم Afsarnyār dovom | سراستوار دوم Afsarnyār dovom | سراستوار دوم Afsarnyār dovom | سراستوار دوم Afsarnyār dovom | استوار یکم Ostavar yekom | استوار یکم Ostavar yekom | استوار یکم Ostavar yekom | استوار یکم Ostavar yekom | استوار دوم Ostavar dovom | استوار دوم Ostavar dovom | استوار دوم Ostavar dovom | استوار دوم Ostavar dovom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom | گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom | گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom | گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom | گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom | سرجوخه Sarjukhe | سرجوخه Sarjukhe | سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom | سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr | سرباز صفر Sarbaz sefr |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |