Ahmad Vahidi
Minister of Defenceand and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office  August 9, 2009
Preceded by	Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Vice-Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran
In office August 9, 2005 – August 9, 2009
Born	1940 Shiraz, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Military service
Service/branch	Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Years of service	Late 1980s to early 1990s[1]
Rank	Commander
Unit	Quds Force[2]

Ahmad Vahidi (Persian language: احمد وحیدی) is an Iranian politician and former commander of the Revolutionary Guards.^[1] His place and date of birth are unknown.^[3] Vahidi is a former commander of the Quds Force, a unit of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution responsible for operations outside of Iran.^[4]

In August 2009, Vahidi was the designated Minister of Defense. He served as Vice-Minister of Defence for President Ahmadinejad's 2005 cabinet. He is wanted by Interpol for his alleged participation in the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 1994, in which 85 people died.^[1][3] He is one of five Iranians sought in the bombing. Iran denies that it was involved.^[4][5]

The Majlis endorsed Vahidi as Minister of Defense.^[6]

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