Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (; ''Dežbān Markaz''), acronymed DEJAJA (), is the

provost Provost may refer to: Officials Ecclesiastic * Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official * Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official Government * Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent ...

and

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with an authority within all military branches of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''). The provost is a subdivision to the military's

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and has seniority over designated provosts —like the "Sea Police" () of

Navy A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the military branch, branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral z ...

and the "Air Police" () in the

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Structure

* Presidential Ceremony Guard Company, Imam Khomeini Barracks * Protection Company * Order and Security Company

Ceremonial duties

The provost is also responsible for performing ceremonial duties; it has

honor guard A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state ...

units, including the "Presidential Ceremony Guard" (), which maneuvers during official trips of the

President of Iran The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran () is the head of government of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the Supreme Leader of Iran, supreme leader. The 1980 Iranian presidential election, fi ...

and during visits by heads of state. Protection Company in Saad Abad is responsible for the protection of places such as the palace, museum and gardens under the complex of the palace. At the same time, this unit is responsible for the protection of places such as Saad Abad Palace and Museum and the establishment of order and security in Tehran's

Behesht-e Zahra Behesht-e Zahra ( ; ) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1. History In the early 1950s, all the cemeteries in Tehran were supposed to be replac ...

. During the Iran-Iraq war, all the prisoners of war were handed over to DEJAJA.

Gallery

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References

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Structure

Ceremonial duties

Gallery

See also

References