Ali Fadavi

Ali Fadavi (Persian: علی فدوی‎) is an Iranian military officer who currently holds office as the second highest commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hierarchy.

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Ali Fadavi
Fadavi and his new Fath Medal
Born1961 (age 59–60)
AllegianceIran
Service/branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1983–present
RankCommodore
UnitQuds Force (before 1997)
Commands heldNavy
Battles/wars
Awards Order of Fath (1st class)

Early life and education

He was born in 1961.[1] Fadavi studied at Isfahan University of Technology, where he gained a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and a MS in strategic management.[1]

Military career

Fadavi joined the IRGC in 1983 and is a veteran of Iran–Iraq War.[1] He served in the Quds Force, and have held "sensitive intelligence" positions.[1] From 1997 to 2010, he was deputy commander of the IRGC Naval forces[1] and later commanded the branch from May 2010 to 23 August 2018.[2] On 23 August 2018 he was appointed to the position of IRGC coordinator deputy, replacing Jamaladin Aberoumand.[2]

Awards

In February 2016, Fadavi along with other commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps received Fath medal for arresting United States Navy sailors on January 12, 2016 in the Persian Gulf.

References
  1. Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780815654322.
  2. "Leader appoints new Revolutionary Guards' Navy cmdr". Mehr News Agency. 23 August 2018.
  • Adam Kredo. "Iran vows to destroy the U.S. Navy". The Washington Times. 2014–10–10. Retrieved 2015–11–29.
  • Dareini, Ali Akbar. "Iran admiral: US ships are a target in case of war". Yahoo News. 2014–05–06. Retrieved 2015–11–29.
  • McGarry, Brendan. "GPS Devices Taken from Captured US Naval Boats Working, Iran Says". Military.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
Military offices
Preceded by
Hossein Salami		 Second-in-Command of the IRGC
1 May 2019–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Jamaleddin Aberoumand		 Coordinating Deputy of the IRGC
23 August 2018–1 May 2019		 Succeeded by
Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Preceded by
Morteza Saffari		 Commander of the IRGC Navy
3 May 2010–23 August 2018		 Succeeded by
Alireza Tangsiri
Preceded by
Unknown		 Second-in-Command of the IRGC Navy
1997–3 May 2010		 Succeeded by
Unknown
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