Imam Ali Officers' Academy

Imam Ali Officers' University
دانشگاه افسری امام علی
Seal of the University
Former names
Officers' School
Motto
Persian: ایمان، انضباط، آموزش
Motto in English
Faith, Discipline, Education
TypeMilitary academy
EstablishedDecember 5, 1921 (1921-12-05)
Affiliation Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
Commandant2nd Brigadier General Ali Mahdavi
Location,
CampusUrban
Colours     
Khaki, Cream and Brown
Websiteimamaliuniv.aja.ir

Imam Ali Officers' University (Persian: دانشگاه افسری امام علی; acronym:[1] دا اف, DĀʿAF), formerly known as Officers' School (Persian: دانشکده افسری) is the military academy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces, located in Tehran, Iran. Cadets of the academy achieve the second lieutenant rank upon graduation and join the Ground Forces. It is considered[by whom?] one of the best military academies in the region.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "اسم هاي مخفف در نيروهاي مسلح". پارسینه (in Persian). Parsine. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ اصلي/دانشگاه افسري امام علي (ع) نيروي زميني ارتش جمهوري اسلامي ايران (in Persian), Islamic Republic of Iran Army, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 15 December 2015

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