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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]
12345Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p.454. ISBN9780815654322.