Amir Hatami (Persian: امیر حاتمی) is an Iranian regular army (Artesh) officer with the rank of Brigadier general and Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces of Army Affairs and the former minister of defense of Iran.

[2] He was designated as the defense minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[2] and gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 yes, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes.

[3] He is the first minister of defense with Artesh background in more than two decades, an office held by Revolutionary Guards officers only since 1989.

[4] 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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