Identifying the Constituents of the Appointment of Commanders during the Holy Defense

The era of the Holy Defense was such a brilliant one that paved the way for the emergence of talents from whom young commanders grew up, who are now considered as the model of Jihadi commanding and management. The question raising here involves the constituents according to which these people were appointed as commanders. Hence, considering the experience of the Holy Defense era, this study is aimed at identify the components according to which they were appointed as commanders. To achieve this goal, this research is conducted using content analysis method and semi-structured interviews with 17 high-ranking commanders of the Holy Defense era. The results indicated that the selection of the commanders during the Holy Defense was according to 5 components: background, Jihadi morale, power of analysis, communication skills, and physical fitness. Each of these components contain dimensions categorized in 32 organizing themes identified in this study.