Baku, Azerbaijan, June 28
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri as new Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces.
Bagheri replaced Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, who served as chief of General Staff of Armed Forces from 1989.
Khamenei also appointed Firouzabadi as his senior adviser in military affairs, the supreme leader’s official website reported June 28.
Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces is the highest military official in Iran after Khamenei, who is the commander-in-chief.
General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces is the most senior military body in Iran, with an aim to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activities within armed forces.