Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new Chief of Staff

Rasa – Commander-in-Chief of Iranian Forces has appointed Maj. Gen. Bagheri as new Chief of Staff.

News ID: 422516

Date: 28 June 2016 - 20:25

RNA – The Commander-in-Chief of Iranian Forces, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei has appointed today Major General Mohammad-Hoseyn Bagheri as new Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Bagheri replaces Major General Gholam-Hoseyn Firouzabadi who has had the position since 1990.

In the letter of appointment, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has urged Maj. Gen. Bagheri to improve defensive and security capabilities and preparedness of Armed Forces as well as popular Basij (mobilized voluntary forces) to ensure “timely and effective response at any level and to any threat posed against the Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Revolutionary action.”

Meanwhile, in another event, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Major General Firouzabadi as his senior advisor in military affairs.

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