Central Command Council
Central Command Council | |
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Chairman | Maj. Gen Alireza Fadavi since 18 June 2016 |
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| Seats | 17 |
Political groups | Military |
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| Zahedan, Pardaran UR, Zorasan | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Zorasan |
The Central Command Council is the most senior military body in Zorasan, that serves as an executive council, legislative council, the country's national security council and the secondary federal Election supervision body. The Central Command Council is also endowed with significant powers and responsibilities. The CCC's influence and power over matters of government is such, that many commentators regard the body as the true political authority in Zorasan.
The CCC is comprised of 16 members drawn from all branches of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army and is headed by the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The CCC is charged by the 2008 constitution to, supervising elections of, and approving of candidates too, the Popular Assembly, Superior Assembly, municipal elections and state-level elections. The CCC is also charged with appointing the federal ministers for Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, National Defence and State Intelligence and Security. By virtue of these appointments, the military has the final say on foreign policy, internal law and order and state intelligence. In both chambers of the legislature, the CCC appoints two-thirds of the upper-house and 10% of members to the lower-house, with the former being mostly comprised of senior level commanders, who are granted seats for life.
In 2017, the powers of the CCC were expanded with the right to determine the annual military budget independently of the Ministry of Finance. This also supported by the denial of the civic government to replace military officers without the authorisation of the CCC. In 2018, this was further developed with the CCC being given sole authority to promote, dismiss and appointed military officers.
Powers and responsibilities
The Central Command Council is imbued with a wide range of powers and responsibilities by the 2008 Constitution, these cover areas relating to the national legislature, executive and judicial branches, while also enjoying significant influence over the country’s electoral system. These powers also stand alongside the exclusive organisational and administrative responsibilities for the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army, of which, the Central Command Council members also serve as the Revolutionary Central Command (chiefs of staff).
Under the 2008 constitution, which established the Civic-Military State, the CCC is mandated to
Political
- Appoint two-thirds (335) members of the Superior Assembly of the Union, this also includes the appointment of life term members, who are military officers at the rank of brigadier general and above. This also requires the maintenance and organisation of Zorasan Zindebad, the political grouping of military members in the upper house.
- Appoint the chairpersons of the Assembly Committees on Foreign Affairs, National Security, Defence and Law Enforcement, from members of the Popular Assembly of the Union.
- Confirm or reject the First Minister’s appointments for the Union Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, National Defence and Justice.
- Produce and provide the annual defence budget for the Union Ministry of Finance following consultation with the UMF.
- Provide advice and the final policy confirmation for matters relating to foreign, security, defence and internal security.
- Appoint Special Representatives of the Central Command Council to each of the Union Republics of Zorasan, to observe state-executives and to report back to the Central Command Council.
- Appoint the Chair and Deputy Chairperson of the Union Electoral Commission. Through the UEC, the CCC is mandated to vet candidates for the federal legislature on the basis of “ideological moderation.”
Judicial
- Appoint the presiding judges of the State Security Tribunals.
- Advise on and produce legislation via the Union Ministry of Justice to provide the legal foundations for the State Security Tribunals.
Military
The military responsibilities of the Central Command Council is conducted through its subordinated body, the Revolutionary Military Command. The RMC's membership is identitcal to the CCC. The Revolutionary Military Command's duties and responsibilities are:
- Ensure personnel readiness of armed forces.
- Formulate strategic and tactical policy.
- Improvement and modernisation of the structure and organization of the armed forces.
- Development and introduction of training manuals, tactics, and methodology for distribution to all branches.
- Development of military theory and practice.
- Advising the civil executive on security and military matters.
Subordinate organisations
The CCC maintains direct control and authority over a series of key national institutions, some of which hold significant sway over Zorasani society. These organisations are as follows:
- General Intelligence Service: the military intelligence service. Since 2008, the GIS has surpassed the Union Ministry of State Intelligence and Security as the primary domestic security service. It also manages Zorasan's signals intelligence and cyberwarfare service.
- State Commission for Societal Defence: the SCSD is taksed with organising and managing the various patriotic grass-roots groups and organisations, the largest and most successful being the Wolves Organisation. The SCSD also serves as an anti-corruption task force, the official state censor and maintains the national telephone helpline for citizens to report "subversive behaviour."
- State Commission for Public Services: the body tasked with overseeing the civil service at the federal and state level. Its primary duty is to ensure the effecient implementation of government policies, but also to ensure the "patriotic service" of civil servants. This body is unique in that is managed equally by the CCC and civilian government.
- Inter-Services Discipline Office: the body charged with disciplining members of the armed forces in relation to corruption, political activities and crimes against the state.
- Inter-Services Media Affairs Office: the overseeing body for the military's owned or majority owned media outlets, as well as the official public relations department of the military.
- Great Soldier Foundation: this is the holding company for the military's various businesses and interests. It is the second largest holding company in northern Coius, with an estimated $239 billion in managed assets.
- Bonyad Peŝvar Khosrow: this is the military's bonyad dedicated to fundraising for veterans and providing financial support for those with life-altering injuries. The BPK is one of the largest providers of after-care, physical rehabilitation training in the country.
- Union Ordnance Factories Corporation: is Zorasan's second largest military contractor and producer of firearms, explosives and armoured vehicles. It is overseen directly by the CCC independently of the Great Soldier Foundation.
Membership
| # | Portrait Name |
Birth year |
Central Command Council posts | Duties | Party | Military positions | ||
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| 1 |  Maj Gen. Adavazdar Golzadari آدوازدار گلزادری |
1966 | Chairman Union Minister of National Defence Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Overall work of the Central Command Council National defense mobilization, etc |
Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Command | ||
| 2 | .jpg) Maj Gen. Kamshad Radan کامشاد رادان |
1949 | Deputy Chairman Sub-Minister for Internal Affairs Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Administrative work of the Central Command Council Providing advice and the final say of the CCC on internal affairs |
Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the National Protection Forces Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Command | ||
| 3 |  Gen. Sadiollah Sandsari سادیالله سندساری |
1964 | Member Official Representative to the Popular Assembly Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Represents the Central Command Council at Parliamentary Committee meetings in the lower-house | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Land Forces | ||
| 4 |  Gen. Ardashir Nazirzadeh اردشیر نظیرزاده |
1963 | Member Official Representative to the Superior Assembly Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Represents the Central Command Council at Parliamentary Committee meetings in the upper-house | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force | ||
| 5 |  CMDE Ali Sayyad Malekzadegan علی صیاد ملک زادگان |
1959 | Member Inter-Services Coordinator Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees the distribution of Central Command Council orders, messages and policy decisions across the branches | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Navy | ||
| 6 |  Gen. Sadavir Hatami ساداور حاتمی |
1959 | Member Official spokesman of the Central Command Council Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Spokesperson for Central Command Council to the media | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Air Defence Command | ||
| 7 | .jpg) RADM Hassan al-Bakr حسن البکر |
1963 | Member Director of the Policy Unit Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees the formulation of internal, defence, security and foreign policies | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Coastal Protection Command | ||
| 8 |  Brig Gen. Alireza Favadi علیرضا فوادی |
1957 | Member Director of the Strategic Assments Unit Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees the department that provides the CCC strategic analysis | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander-in-chief of the Takavaran Corps | ||
| 9 |  Gen. Saeed Deghan سعید دهقان |
1960 | Member Director-Commander of the General Intelligence Service Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Leading the military intelligence agency | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander of military intelligence | ||
| 10 | .jpg) Brig Gen. Ashavazdar Farhani عاشوازدار فرهانی |
1958 | Member Director of the Inter-Services Discipline Office Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Overseeing cross-branch discipline and anti-corruption measures | Zorasan Zindebad | Provost Marshal of the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Army | ||
| 11 |  Gen. Zeidan Kara زیدان کارا |
1956 | Member Director of the State Commission for Public Services Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees civil service affairs, effeciency and implementation at the federal and state level | Zorasan Zindebad | Director of Military Personnel Affairs | ||
| 12 | .jpg) Maj Gen. Ataollah Shamshiri عطاالله شمشیری |
1950 | Member Executive Representative to the Union Ordinance Factories Corporation Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Arms production, research and development, logistics | Zorasan Zindebad | Commander of Logistics | ||
| 13 |  Brig Gen. Javad Khanzadi جواد خانزادی |
1957 | Member Director of the State Commission for Societal Defence Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Overseeing national grass-roots organisations, clubs, the state censor and anti-corruption task force for government | Zorasan Zindebad | Director of Military Spiritual Mobilisation | ||
| 14 | .jpg) Brig Gen. Ghassan Hamid Ali غسان حمید علی |
1961 | Member Special Representative to the Union Electoral Commission Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees the managment of national elections and vetting of candidates at the federal, state and local level. | Zorasan Zindebad | Assistant Chief of the Revolutionary Military Command | ||
| 15 |  Brig Gen. O'tkir Yuldash اوتکیر یولداش |
1963 | Member Director of the Inter-Services Media Affairs Office Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Oversees the military's media outlets and productions | Zorasan Zindebad | Assistant Chief of the Revolutionary Military Command | ||
| 16 |  Brig Gen. Khalifa al-Kuzbari خلیفه الکوزبری |
1954 | Member Director-General of the Bonyad Peŝvar Khosrow Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Manages the militiary's official charitable foundation | Zorasan Zindebad | Commandant of the Medical Corps | ||
| 17 |  Brig Gen. Valiollah Zahirnejad ولی الله ظهیرنژاد |
1952 | Member Executive Representative to the Great Soldier Foundation Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Represents the Central Command Council at the executive board of the military's holding company. | Zorasan Zindebad | Commandant of the Business and Economic Interests Department | ||
| 18 |  2nd Brig Gen Mahmoud Gholfandiar محمود غلفندیار |
1961 | Member Director of the State Security Tribunal Affairs Office Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Manages the appointment of judges to the State Security Tribunals | Zorasan Zindebad | Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Land Forces | ||
| 19 |  Gen. Ezzatollah Zarghami عزت الله ضرغامی |
1965 | Member Director of the Special Representatives to the Union Republics Life-Member of the Union Assembly |
Manages and oversees the Central Command Council's representatives to the state-administrations | Zorasan Zindebad | Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Air Force | ||
| N/A | .jpg) Vahid Isfandiar وحید اسفندیار |
1963 | State President of the Union | Head of state | Society for Justice and Development | |||
| N/A |  Farzad Akbari فرزاد اکبری |
1952 | First Minister of the Union | Head of government | Society for Justice and Development | |||
| N/A |  Hadir Mourad هادیر مراد |
1957 | Union Minister for Foreign Affairs | Minister in charge of Zorasan's foreign policy and relations. | Zorasani People's Party | |||
| N/A |  Farshad Hamsho فرشاد همشو |
1959 | Chief Justice | Head of Judiciary and is responsible for its administration and supervision. | Society for Justice and Development | |||
| N/A |  Mustafa Abdelhamid مصطفی عبدالحمید |
1958 | Speaker of the Popular Assembly | Supervises and administers the lower-house of the national legislature. | Society for Justice and Development | |||