Second brigadier general (Persian: سرتیپ دوم, romanized: Sartip dovom, lit.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Iranian Law Enforcement Forces (NAJA) also use this rank; the difference is in salutation.

Second brigadier generals of the regular military (Artesh) are referred to as amir sar-tip dovom.

While second brigadier generals of the IRGC and NAJA are referred to as sar-tip dovom e pasdar.

For this reason, a near majority of Artesh personnel retire with the rank of colonel, while in the IRGC, a large number settle at second brigadier general.