Habibollah Sayyari

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Habibollah Sayyari
Amir; Habibollah Sayyari
	Habibollah Sayyari in 2018
Born	1955 (age 68–69); Fasa, Imperial State of Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Navy
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy; Northern Fleet; 1st Marine Brigade;
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War (WIA)
Awards	Order of Fath (1st grade); Order of Merit and Management (2nd grade);

Habibollah Sayyari (Persian: حبیب‌الله سیاری, birth 1955) is the Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and the former Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (the "Regular Navy").

He is a former Marine Commando who fought in the Iran–Iraq war.^[1]

Military service

Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was commissioned in the Artesh in 1974 and served in Imperial Iran Navy prior to the Revolution. Sayyari saw combat during the Iran-Iraq war as a Naval Commando.^[2] He was part of the Bushehr Marine Rangers Battalion during the famed Battle of Khorramshahr (1980) and was wounded in the battle.^[2] He also participated in Operation Morvarid^[3] and was seriously wounded by a mortar shell during Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh.^[4]

Habibollah Sayyari has served as the Commander of the 1st Marine Rifle Brigade; Commander of the Manjil Marine Commando Training Center, Deputy IRIN 1st Naval District Commander, IRIN 4th Naval District Commander and he has also served staff tours as the Assistant Deputy Coordinator, Military Advisor, Deputy of Administrative Affairs for Combat Services Support, Artesh Joint Staff Headquarters; IRIN Deputy Commander from 2005 to 2007; IRIN Commander 2007–2018.^[2]

Responsibilities of Habibollah Sayyari

Habibollah Sayyari has held numerous key positions throughout his military career. Initially, he served in several important command roles, such as Commander of Marine Corps Training in Manjil, Commander of the 1st Marine Brigade in Bandar Abbas, Deputy Commander of the 1st Naval District (NEDAJA), and Commander of the Naval Training Center in Rasht and the 4th Naval District (NEDAJA).

Sayyari was later transferred to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Army, where he served as the Deputy Coordinating Deputy and Deputy for Operational and Combat Support Affairs. In 2005, he returned to NEDAJA and served as Deputy Commander of the Navy until 2007, after which he took on the role of Commander of the Navy, a position he held for a decade until 2017.

Since November 2017, Sayyari has been serving as the Coordinating Deputy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Army. Currently, his military rank is Admiral (equivalent to Brigadier General).^[5]

Habibollah Sayyari's Background

Commander of Marine Corps Training, Manjil
Commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, Bandar Abbas
Deputy Commander of the 1st Naval District, Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NEDAJA)
Commander of the Naval Training Center, Rasht
Commander of the 4th Naval District, NEDAJA
Deputy Coordinating Deputy of the Army
Deputy for Operational and Combat Support Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Army
Deputy Commander of the Navy
Commander of the Navy
Coordinating Deputy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "زندگینامه: حبیب‌الله سیاری (۱۳۳۴ -)". hamshahrionline.ir. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1028527.pdf. This article incorporates public domain text rom this source.
^ "روایت ناخدا هوشنگ صمدی از آزادسازی خرمشهر: اساتید دانشگاه دافوس طراح عملیات بیت المقدس بودند/ روح امام شاد که به داد ارتش رسید/ سربازی ما تمام نشده است".
^ "تفنگداری که پای ناوهای ایران را به آب‌های دور باز کرد +عکس".
^ "بیوگرافی امیر دریادار حبیب‌الله سیاری". رکنا (in Persian). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "حبیب‌الله سیاری - دانشنامه ویکیدا". fa.wikida.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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Military offices
Preceded by Mohammad-Hossein Dadras	Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2017–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Sajjad Kouchaki	Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 2007–2017	Succeeded by Hossein Khanzadi