Amir Hatami ( fa, امیر حاتمی) is an Iranian regular army (''Artesh'') officer with the rank of

Brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

and Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former

minister of defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

of Iran. He was designated as the defense minister by President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

on 8 August 2017 and gained vote of confidence from the

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on 20 August 2017, with 261 yes, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes. He is the first minister of defense with ''Artesh'' background in more than two decades, an office held by

Revolutionary Guards 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 ...

officers only since 1989. Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.

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