Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army

Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army
دژبان کل ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
	Honor guard at Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
Country	Iran
Branch	Joint Staff
Type	Military police, Honor guard
Role	Provost, Public duties
Part of	Artesh
Garrison/HQ	Tehran
Anniversaries	18 April
Commanders
Provost marshal	Amir Sartip II Mohammad-Reza Hosseini
Adjutant of President of IRI	Amir Sartip II Mohammad-Reza Hosseini
Insignia
Ceremonial Flag

Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Persian: دژبان مرکز ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران; Dežbān Markaz), acronymed DEJAJA (Persian: دژاجا), is the provost and military police with an authority within all military branches of Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh). The provost is a subdivision to the military's Joint Staff and has seniority over designated provosts —like the "Sea Police" (Persian: پلیس دریائی) of Navy and the "Air Police" (Persian: پلیس هوائی) in the Air Force.

Structure

Presidential Ceremony Guard Company, Imam Khomeini Barracks

Protection Company
Order and Security Company

Ceremonial duties

The provost is also responsible for performing ceremonial duties; it has honor guard units, including the "Presidential Ceremony Guard" (Persian: گارد تشریفات ریاست جمهوری), which maneuvers during official trips of the President of Iran and during visits by heads of state.^[2] Protection Company in Saad Abad is responsible for the protection of places such as the palace, museum and gardens under the complex of the palace.

At the same time, this unit is responsible for the protection of places such as Saad Abad Palace and Museum and the establishment of order and security in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahra. During the Iran-Iraq war, all the prisoners of war were handed over to DEJAJA.