Background and purpose: Despite the development of technology and equipment in today's organizations, the role of humans as a vital factor in the survival of the organization is still fully evident. Therefore, organizations should devote most of their capital and time to developing and empowering their human resources. In this regard, the aim of this research was to formulate and present a local model of empowering knowledge managers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.

Methodology: This article is based on the inductive research approach, based on the applied purpose, based on the type of mixed data, and was done using the Delphi technique. The statistical population included the number of 20 organizational experts who were selected in a purposeful and judgmental way according to the required experience and expertise. Interviews with experts continued until theoretical saturation and repetition of data. The main tool of data collection in this research was library sources and field data (semi-structured interview).

Findings: The findings of the research showed that the indigenous model of empowering AJA managers has two organizational and individual dimensions. Organizational dimension includes 4 components of organizational management, organizational culture, organizational goals, organizational structure and individual dimension includes 3 components of personal skills, communication skills component, organizational skills component and a total of 58 indicators.

Conclusion: The implementation of the local model of empowerment (compiled in this research) can have an effective role in empowering the knowledge managers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.