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IR Leader appoints new IRGC Navy commander

Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, in a decree on Monday, appointed Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi as the new Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy commander.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces appointed Fadavi as the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Force.
According to the decree, the appointment was proposed by the IRGC Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, the decree said.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the new appointment because former IRGC Navy commander Rear Admiral Morteza Saffari had been assigned as the head of the IRGC military academy.
Islamic Revolution Leader called on the new IRGC Navy commander to make use of committed personnel as well as appropriate and modern equipment in order to increase the combat readiness of the Navy to accomplish their missions.
Ayatollah Khamenei then appreciated the services rendered by the former IRGC Navy commander.
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