Ali Fadavi

Ali Fadavi (Persian: علی فدوی) is an Iranian military officer who currently holds office as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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 the Iran–Iraq War.^[1] He served in the Quds Force, and have held "sensitive intelligence" positions.^[1] He saw combat during the Iran-Iraq war. His career includes intelligence assignments as the Chief of Intelligence for the Najaf, Nooh, and Hamzeh Seyyed Ol-Shohada Headquarters respectively, Chief of Intelligence for the IRGCN, and Chief of Intelligence for Khatemolanbia HQ. Fadavi also served as the IRGCN 1st Naval District Commander.^[2] 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.^[3] On 23 August 2018, he was appointed to the position of IRGC coordinator deputy, replacing Jamaladin Aberoumand.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

• 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.

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