Major General Ataollah Salehi () (born 9 March 1950) is the current commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army since 2005. He graduated before the Islamic Revolution from the Iranian Army's military academy in 1971 with the rank of Artillery Second Lieutenant of the Army's Ground Forces. He has the direct operational command authority over the commanders of Iranian Army's Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Force. As head of Iran's regular military he is a member of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.