# Iran’s supreme leader appoints Ahmad Vahidi to head IRGC

https://mins.news/en/item/18392

- TASS, 2026-08-10 18:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2171087

> Iran’s supreme leader has appointed Ahmad Vahidi to lead the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Ali Ozmaei was appointed separately as the new head of the IRGC Navy.

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