Ahmad Vahidi

Sardar

Ahmad Vahidi
Sardar; Ahmad Vahidi
	Vahidi in 2022
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1980–2021
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands held	Quds Force
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War
Minister of Interior
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 August 2021
President	Ebrahim Raisi; Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Preceded by	Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
	Incumbent
	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 (age 66); Shiraz, Iran

Ahmad Shah Cheraghi (Persian: احمد وحیدی, born 27 June 1958), better known as Ahmad Vahidi,^[2] 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.^[3]

In 1988, he was appointed commander of its extraterritorial special forces, Quds Force.^[4] 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.^[5]

^ "Behind the Headlines: Iran's terrorist defense minister". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
^ Alfoneh, Ali (3 June 2021). "The Evolution of Iran's Qods Force Since 1979". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Iran defense minister a terror suspect". The Washington Times. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
^ Kenneth Katzman (6 February 2017), "Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies" (PDF), Congressional Research Service, Federation of American Scientists, p. 25, retrieved 1 March 2017
^ "Iran News Round Up – August 3, 2016". AEI Critical Threats Project. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[1] "Behind the Headlines: Iran's terrorist defense minister". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

[The_Washington_Institute-2] Alfoneh, Ali (3 June 2021). "The Evolution of Iran's Qods Force Since 1979". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

[times-3] "Iran defense minister a terror suspect". The Washington Times. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.

[4] Kenneth Katzman (6 February 2017), "Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies" (PDF), Congressional Research Service, Federation of American Scientists, p. 25, retrieved 1 March 2017

[5] "Iran News Round Up – August 3, 2016". AEI Critical Threats Project. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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