In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Dear Staff Colonel `Ali Shahbazi,
In view of the merit and religious-revolution commitment that have been reported concerning you, you are hereby promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed as the Chief of the Joint Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I beseech God, the Exalted, for your success in serving Islam and the government of the Islamic Republic.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Ordibehesht 13,1367 AHS