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Ali Shamkhani, a long-time ally of Iran's supreme leader, has stepped down as the country's top security official, two months after signing a China-brokered deal with Saudi Arabia to end a political rift. A Revolutionary Guards commander, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, has replaced Shamkhani. Shamkhani might be considered for a "more important position" in Iran.
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a veteran commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as Iran's new security chief, replacing Ali Shamkhani. Ahmadian has built his career entirely within the IRGC and has no publicly known experience in presidential administrations or as a diplomat. He holds a PhD in strategic management from the Supreme National Defense University and a master's degree in defense sciences, in addition to a PhD in dentistry.