Grand Moff

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**Grand Moff of the Libirachi Empire** is the most senior command rank within the Imperial First Legion, and the third most senior rank within the Imperial Army of the Fox Dynasty, only behind the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Grand General of the Imperial Occupation Legion

Directly appointed by the Central Military Commission, the rank of grand moff is awarded to the most senior army officer within the Imperial First Legion and gives them overall responsibility for the operational and organisational running of the internal defence of the Fox Dynasty. Alongside responsibility for the management of the Libirachi armed security forces, the grand moff is also a member of Imperial High Command and the Joint Chiefs, with the rank of being the third most senior member of the nation's armed forces. As a member of the Joint Chiefs and Imperial High Command, the grand moff is also expected to advice both the president and the empress on matters of national security and military importance, and is invited to meetings of the Imperial Cabinet as a special advisor. In the instance of the creation of a war cabinet, all members of the Joint Chiefs are invited to serve in the cabinet as full level members. Grand Moffs had a large amount of liberty to subdue insurrectionist regions, and as such had the authority to deploy and command Imperial Military resources, and were allowed to override any Moff or local governor.

Created in 1999 during the presidency of Jacob Zuma at the behest of Alan Wieker, who introduced a new Moff based system, which restructured the chain of command to include new military officers with a higher rank than governor, responsible for controlling local governors and overseen by a Grand Moff, which was a title granted to Wieker the same year. In 2010, the creation of the role of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces led to the role of grand moff becoming diminished within the political system. Grand Moff Alan Wieker was killed in 2021 in an attack on the Imperial High Command headquarters, with Grand General Chen Bingde assuming the title. During the Libirachi Civil War, Moff Alex Pandion claimed the rank of grand moff in his imperial remnant. In 2030, Grand Moff Chen Bingde was removed from his title by Empress Penny Fox after Chen sided with President Damien Salamander in their ongoing power struggle, and the office remained vacant until 2033, when Joseph Zuma was appointed to the office following the deposition of President Salamander and the inauguration of Karyn Voor as president.

The creation of the Central Military Commission in 2033 meant that for the first time in the Libirachi Imperial Army's history, the role of grand moff was to be selected by a political committee under the advice of the empress rather than by internal election of army officers. During the 2034 Libirachi Army Purge, Grand Moff Joseph Zuma was executed and the title remained vacant between 2034 and 2038, with the functions instead being carried out by the CMC; in the same purge, former grand moff Chen Bingde was also executed upon the direct orders of Empress Penny Fox.