Leader Names Gen. Vahidi Armed Forces Deputy Head

Date: 31 October 2025 - 22:18

News ID: ۱۴۵۲۷۸

TEHRAN -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday appointed Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi as deputy chief of the Armed Forces in a move aimed at strengthening coordination amid strategic defense developments.
General Vahidi, a veteran commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has held key military and governmental positions over the past four decades.
He served as commander of the Quds Force from 1988

to 1997, deputy defense minister, and later as minister of defense and logistics.
He has also chaired Iran’s political, defense and security commissions in the Expediency Discernment Council and contributed to the Fifth Development Plan, while serving as head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations’ defense-security commission.
Vahidi holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering and advanced degrees in strategic studies, and began his career as deputy of intelligence in the IRGC between 1985 and 1988. He has also served as Iran’s interior minister.
The appointment comes as Iran seeks to bolster military coordination across its armed forces amid evolving regional and domestic security challenges.