Ali Fadavi

Ali Fadavi (Persian: علی فدوی) is an Iranian military officer who in 2018 was appointed the deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Sardar brigade general Ali Fadavi
Fadavi and his new Fath Medal
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Ardestan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Commodore
Unit	Quds Force (before 1997)
Commands	Navy
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War 2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident
Awards	Order of Fath (1st class)
Children	5, including Amirhossein Fadavi Firooz [1]

Early life and education

He was born in 1961.^[2] Fadavi studied at Isfahan University of Technology, where he gained a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and a MS in strategic management.^[2][3]

Military career

Fadavi joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1983 and is a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.^[2] He served in the Quds Force, and has held "sensitive intelligence" positions.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

From 1997 to 2010, he was deputy commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,^[2] and later commanded the branch from May 2010 to 23 August 2018.^[5] On 23 August 2018, he was appointed to the position of IRGC coordinator deputy, replacing Jamaladin Aberoumand.^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}