Ahmad Vahidi
Iran
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
government
Vahid Shahcheraghi , better known as Ahmad Vahidi, is an Iranian major general currently serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since 1 March 2026 and a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
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Aug 20, 2026
Lean Left
As interior minister, he is connected to the government's 'mosque-centered neighborhood management' plan being implemented in Hamadan.
Moderates see this as a potentially positive step for local governance, yet they criticize it if it appears to centralize power under conservative clerics.
Jul 3, 2026
Center
The IRGC commander attended the farewell ceremony for the martyred Supreme Leader.
Pragmatists watch his presence as a sign of the military's behind-the-scenes role in the transition.