Ali Azmaei
Commander of Iran's IRGC Navy since July 2026; led its Fifth Naval Region from 2012.
On 10 August, a decree formally recorded Ali Azmaei as commander of the IRGC Navy, a command he had already held since July.
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Timeline for Ali Azmaei
Received a formal decree for his IRGC Navy command
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei signs six decrees in a single dayMentioned in: IRGC missiles hit a Qatari gas tanker
Iran Conflict 2026Surfaced as IRGC Navy commander via a public funeral-day message
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran names naval chief with no decreeBackground
Ali Azmaei is commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. He previously led the Guard's Fifth Naval Region, a post he had held from 2012.
His public name appears in several renderings, including Ozamaei, Ozmaei, Ozma'i and Ozmaie. United States sanctions records use the spelling Ali OZMA'I. These variants matter when identifying records about the same Iranian naval officer across sources.
Azmaei's command links him to the Guard's naval Arm and to its presence around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. His role surfaced publicly on 4 July 2026 and was formally recorded on 10 August.
Azmaei receives formal recognition
Ali Azmaei appeared as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy on 4 July, but no appointment decree was then published. His position became formal in the 10 August set of military decrees, and made explicit the source of the naval command.
The August document did not create a new naval command for Azmaei. It recorded a role he already held, placing its importance in the formalisation of Iran's wartime hierarchy rather than in a change of commander.
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