Border Guard Command (Iran)

Border Guard Command فرماندهی مرزبانی
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Iran
Operations jurisdiction	Iran
General nature	Gendarmerie
Specialist jurisdictions	National border patrol, security, and integrity. Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue. Water ways and bodies and/or coastal areas. Customs, excise and gambling.
Operational structure
Agency executive	Brigadier general Ahmadali Goodarzi
Parent agency	Law Enforcement Force (Iran)

The Border Guard Command (Persian: فرماندهی مرزبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران , romanized: Fərmândēhi-ē Mərzbâni Jomhūri-ē Ēslâmi-ē Irân), commonly known as FARAJA Border Guard (Persian: مرزبانی فراجا), is a subdivision of the Law Enforcement Force (FARAJA) and Iran's sole agency that performs border guard and border control duties for land borders, and coast guard duties for maritime borders. The unit was founded in 2000. Between 1991 and 2000, border control was the responsibility of the Security deputy of FARAJA. Prior to 1991, border control was the responsibility of the Gendarmerie.^[1]