Ahmad Vahidi
Ahmad Vahidi (Persian: احمد وحیدی, born 27 June 1958) is an Iranian military commander of the Revolutionary Guards and current Minister of Interior since August 25, 2021. In addition, he is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Sardar Ahmad Vahidi | |
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Vahidi in 2022 | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/ | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1980–2021 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | Quds Force |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
| Minister of Interior | |
| Assumed office 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Preceded by | Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 14 March 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 3 September 2009 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Dehghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Shahcheraghi 27 June 1958 Shiraz, Fars Province, Imperial State of Iran |
In 1988, he was appointed commander of its extraterritorial special forces, Quds Force. He was the minister of defense under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, having held the post from 3 September 2009 until 15 August 2013. Vahidi was formerly president of the Supreme National Defense University from August 2016 to 2021.
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