Amir Hatami

Amir Amir Hatami
Allegiance	Iran
Branch	Islamic Republic of Iran Army Basij[1]
Service years	1988–present
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	Military Intelligence
Conflicts	Iran–Iraq War Operation Mersad[1]
Alma mater	Officers' Academy University of Command and Staff Supreme National Defense University
Minister of Defence
In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Hossein Dehghan
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Personal details
Born	c. 1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[2] Zanjan, Pahlavi Iran
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Amir Hatami (Persian: امیر حاتمی) is an Iranian regular army (Artesh) officer with the rank of Brigadier general and Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former minister of defense of Iran.^[2] He was designated as the defense minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017^[2] and gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 yes, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes.^[3]

He is the first minister of defense with Artesh background in more than two decades, an office held by Revolutionary Guards officers only since 1989.^[4]

Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.^[5]

References

1. "Iran: A look at the 'dark past' of those in the running for Rouhani's cabinet", Al Arabiya, 12 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
2. "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
3. "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
4. Raz Zimmt (10 August 2017), "The Second Rouhani Government: Public Demands and Presidential Constraints", INSS Insight (963), Tel Aviv: The Institute for National Security Studies, retrieved 14 August 2017
5. "Rouhani proposes Hatami for Defense Ministry", IRNA, 14 August 2017, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017

Military offices
Unknown Last known title holder: Mohammad-Hassan Nami	Intelligence Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 1998–2005	Unknown
Government offices
Preceded by Majid Bokayi	Deputy Minister of Defense 2013–2017	Succeeded by Ghasem Taghizadeh
Preceded by Hossein Dehghan	Minister of Defense 2017–2021	Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani