Mohammad Ali Jafari

Mohammad Ali Jafari served as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from 2007 to 2019. He reorganised the IRGC's command structure and expanded its internal security role, particularly the Basij militia. He oversaw IRGC operations during the Syrian civil war and the expansion of Iran's ballistic missile programme. He was replaced by Hossein Salami in April 2019.