Ali Fadavi
Iranian military officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iranian military officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Imperial State of Iran (present-day Iran) |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1983–present |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Unit | Quds Force (before 1997) |
| Commands | Navy |
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| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Order of Fath (1st class) |
| Children | 5 including Amirhossein Fadavi |
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]
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]
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]
