Order of Zolfaghar

Order of Zolfaghar
The Star and Ribbon of the Islamic Republic
Awarded by Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces
Type	Chivalric and dynastic order
Royal house	House of Pahlavi (formerly)
Ribbon	IRIA Zolfaghar Ribbon
Supreme Leader	Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Grades	Knight Grand Officer Knight Officer Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	None (highest)
Next (lower)	Order of Fath
ribbon of the Islamic Republic ribbon of Imperial Persia & Iran

The Order of Zolfaghar (Persian: نشان ذوالفقار, Neshan-e Zolfaghar) is the highest military honour of Iran. It was established in 1856 as the Decoration of the Commander of the Faithful, by Naser al-Din Shah. It was given its current name in 1925, by Reza Shah. It is the pinnacle of the imperial honours system, limited to the sovereign and those who had performed outstanding acts of patriotism on behalf of Persia and Iran.