Individual · Military & intelligence
Ali Azmaei
IRGC Navy commander
Ali Azmaei was appointed commander of the IRGC Navy on 10 August 2026. His surname is also rendered Ozmaei or Ozamaei in English-language sources.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Azmaei connects a named naval commander to the IRGC institution responsible for the service branch operating in the Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- IRGC Navy commander
- Network sector
- Military & intelligence
- Documented links
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Profile
Ali Azmaei was appointed commander of the IRGC Navy on 10 August 2026. His surname is also rendered Ozmaei or Ozamaei in English-language sources.
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Documented connections
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The supreme leader appointed Azmaei as commander of the IRGC Navy on 10 August 2026.
Limit: Appointment authority establishes a formal constitutional connection, not day-to-day direction of every action.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsAzmaei was appointed commander of the IRGC Navy on 10 August 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointmentsWhat to watch
- Does Ali Azmaei retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new appointments, assignments, or contact with Mojtaba Khamenei?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 01IRNA via GlobalSecurity · six military appointments
Official appointment account for Ali Abdollahi, Kioumars Heydari, Ahmad Vahidi, Mostafa Izadi, Ali Azmaei, and Hossein Taeb on 10 August 2026.