Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has praised top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as the perfect epitome of unity and convergence, saying he bore no grudge against anyone and never made any divisive or factional comments.

According to The Iran Project, Pezeshkian made the remarks on Friday evening as he met with the family of the former chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force in the Iranian capital Tehran.

“The path of martyr Hajj Qassem Soleimani was the path of unity and convergence. Neither did he engage in a verbal dispute with anyone nor sought to exclude anyone. There was no tinge of division in any of his comments,” he said.

Pezeshkian further urged authorities to “resolve the problems the country is struggling with through unison as well as the path and ideals of martyr Soleimani.”

Pezeshkian also noted that the late top anti-terror commander devoted his whole life to serving the Iranian nation, was a national figure and a charismatic personality for the Muslim world, held trans-factional viewpoints, and did not classify people in a specific group or spectrum.

He emphasized that General Soleimani was an excellent model of endeavor and hard work who never sought to take up a position, expressing hope that the incoming administration would be able to honestly serve Iranians and pay glowing tribute to martyrs through convincing performance.