Ali Fadavi

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Sardar brigade general Ali Fadavi
Fadavi and his new Fath Medal
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Imperial State of Iran (present-day Iran)
Allegiance	Iran
Service / 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]

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.

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]

Fadavi joined the IRGC in 1983 and is a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War.^[2] He served in the Quds Force, and have held "sensitive intelligence" positions.^{[2] [3]} He saw combat during the Iran-Iraq war. 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 IRGC Naval forces^[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]

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]}

• 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.

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