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.

Sardar Ali Fadavi
Fadavi and his new Fath Medal
Born	1961 (age 58–59)
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Commodore
Unit	Quds Force (before 1997)
Commands held	Navy
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War 2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident
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