Individual · Military & intelligence
Kioumars Heydari
Deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
Kioumars Heydari was appointed deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff on 10 August 2026 after previously commanding Iran’s regular Army Ground Forces.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Heydari connects senior Artesh experience to the joint staff responsible for coordinating Iran’s military establishment.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- Deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff
- Network sector
- Military & intelligence
- Documented links
- 2
Profile
Kioumars Heydari was appointed deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff on 10 August 2026 after previously commanding Iran’s regular Army Ground Forces.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Iran network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
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The supreme leader appointed Heydari as deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 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 appointmentsHeydari was appointed deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff 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 Kioumars Heydari 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.