Hossein Ashtari ( fa, حسین اشتری) is an Iranian military officer who currently serves as Iran's

Chief of police Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa ...

, the chief commander of

General Command of the Law Enforcement of Islamic Republic of Iran , mottotranslated = "Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity" ( Heraldry slogan) , formedyear = 1991 , formedmonthday = April 1 , preceding1 = Shahrbani (1913–1991)Gendarmerie (1910–1991)Committee (1979–1991) , em ...

, since 2015. Prior to the appointment, he was second-in-command of the forces replacing

Ahmad-Reza Radan Brigadier-General Ahmad-Reza Radan is the current head of Centre for Strategic Studies of the Iranian Law Enforcement Force. He was deputy commander of the Iranian police and as Tehran's police chief, infamous for his crackdown on "unislamic" hair ...

, having previously served as the commander of Intelligence and Security Police until 2014. Ashtari is a former general of the

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashtari, Hossein Living people Chief commanders of Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran Military personnel from Isfahan Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War 1959 births Iranian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions