Decree [The appointment of the head of the Army Joint Staff]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

General Hadi Shadmehr,

In accordance with Article 110 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic you are hereby invited to serve the army, and awarded the rank of major general, and you are appointed as the head of the Army Joint Staff. I expect the army personnel of the Islamic Republic of Iran to sincerely cooperate with you to manage the army affairs, to guard the Revolution and to secure the independence of Iran.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini