Ahmad Vahidi

Vahid Shahcheraghi (Persian: وحید شاه‌چراغی, born 27 June 1958) 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. In 1988, he was appointed commander of the IRGC's extraterritorial unit, the Quds Force. He was the minister of defense under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 3 September 2009 until 15 August 2013. Vahidi was president of the Supreme National Defense University from August 2016 to 2021. He served as the deputy commander of the IRGC from December 2025 until the death of Mohammad Pakpour in the 2026 Iran war. Vahidi also served as the Minister of Interior from 2021 to 2024. He is sanctioned by Canada, the United States and the European Union for alleged involvement in terrorism and nuclear proliferation. Argentina's highest court formally charged Vahidi for the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community center in Buenos Aires. Argentina issued an Interpol arrest warrant against him.