Imperial Guard (Iran)

Imperial Guard of Iran
Logo of the Iranian Imperial Guard
Active1942–1979
CountryImperial State of Persia
AllegianceShah of Persia
Size18,000
Garrison/HQTehran
Colorslight red, blue and silver
EngagementsIranian Revolution
Commanders
General OfficerAli Neshat
Chief of StaffAbbas Gharabaghi

The Immortal Guard of Imperial Iran (Persian: گارد جاویدان شاهنشاهی ایران, romanizedgārd-e jāvidān-e šāhanšāhi-e irān), also known as Imperial Guard (Persian: گارد شاهنشاهی, romanizedgārd-e šāhanšāhi), was both the personal guard force of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and an elite combat branch of the Imperial Iranian Army. It was created in 1942 and disbanded in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution. It was named after the Immortals, an elite unit of 10,000 Persian soldiers in the army of the Achaemenid Empire.