IRGC

Ayatollah Khamenei appointed new IRGC Second-in-Command and Deputy Coordinator

Ayatollah Khamenei—the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces— issued two separate decrees wherein His Eminence appointed IRGC Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Mobilized Forces [Basij] member, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi, to the position of the Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The following is the full text of the decrees:


In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful,

IRGC Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi,

At the suggestion of the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, and considering your qualifications and valuable experiences, I hereby appoint you as the second-in-command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The following are thus expected to be fulfilled: playing a jihadi and revolutionary role in enhancing the level of operational preparations; and sovereign advancement of the IRGC’s missions upon the approval of the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC.
I ask Allah the Great to bestow success on you.   
 
Sayyid Ali Khamenei
May 16, 2019

 

In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful,


Basij member, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi, 

Upon the recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, considering your valuable experiences in the IRGC, the Mobilized Resistance Forces [Basij], and your qualifications, I hereby appoint you as the Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

The following are thus expected to be fulfilled: promotion of IRGC’s  expertise and productivity potentials, using the capabilities of the elite and jihadists in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Mobilized Resistance Forces (Basij) in order to advance and achieve comprehensive preparations for safeguarding the Islamic Revolution and preserving its achievements in a constructive and synergic cooperation with the main headquarters and other sectors of the Armed Forces, while considering the strategies commanded by the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC.

I ask Allah the Great to grant you success 
Sayyid Ali Khamenei
May 16, 2019