Ali Abdollahi

Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi (Persian: علی عبداللهی علی‌آبادی; born 1959) is an Iranian senior military officer and former politician who is currently chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. He served as governor-general of Gilan province and Semnan province and deputy interior minister during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Abdollahi is sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury. Abdollahi participated in the 2022 Moscow conference on international security as deputy chief of the general staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic. In the conference, Aliabadi referred to the United States as “Big Satan” and said that American totalitarianism and unilaterism threatens global security. Abdollahi in the conference also said that Americans cause crisis, sanctions and wars. In 2025, an X account claiming to be associated with the Mossad announced that Abdollahi is the new commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, after commanders Gholam Ali Rashid and Ali Shadmani were assassinated in the Twelve-Day War. The Mossad has not denied connection to the account. In August 2026, he was appointed chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Kioumars Heydari being named his deputy. Khamenei concurrently instructed Abdollahi to complete the merger of the General Staff with the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.