Hamid Vahedi (Persian: حمید واحدی; born 14 April 1965 in Rafsanjan) is a Brigadier General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, a Sukhoi-24 pilot, who has been the Commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army since 19 September 1965.[1]
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| Native name | حمید واحدی |
| Born | April 14, 1965 Rafsanjan |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service |  Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force |
Biography
editHamid Vahedi was born in Farvardin 1965 in Rafsanjan, Kerman Province. He began his career in the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1984, and after completing a preparatory course at the Shahid Khazraei Air Training Command, he graduated from the Nahaja Pilot School in 1988 and officially began his career as a fighter pilot in Nahaja. He completed the Su-24 fighter jet simulator course in Russia in 1990 and 2000. In 2008, he also completed the Command and Staff School (DAFS) course in the defense affairs management field.[2]
He was the Deputy Commander of the Army Air Force from 15 September 2018 to 17 September 2019.[3]
He joined the Islamic Republic of Iran Army in 1984 and after graduating from the Nahaja Pilot School, he began his career as a fighter pilot in the Army Air Force in 1988. Vahedi served as the Commander of the Second Fighter Base in Tabriz from 1993 to 1997,[4] and as the Deputy Inspector General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 1997 to 1998.
References
edit- ^ ""ارتقاء درجه جانشین و معاون هماهنگکننده نهاجا با حکم فرمانده کل قوا"" (in Persian). ISNA. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ ""فرمانده جدید پایگاه دوم شکاری شهید فکوری تبریز معرفی شد"". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ ""مصاحبه با سرتیپ دوم خلبان ستاد حمید واحدی"" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ ""فرمانده جدید پایگاه دوم شکاری شهید فکوری تبریز معرفی شد"" (in Persian). defapress.ir. Retrieved 2024-10-25.