Mehdi

Admiral Mehdi promoted Picard to captain and placed him in permanent command of the Stargazer. (TNG novel: The Valiant). Although there was no documenation of Captain Ruhalter’s conversation with then Lt. Cmdr Picard about his wish to transfer Cmdr Leach, Admiral Mehdi conveyed the same feelings about Cmdr Leach and advised that once he recovered from his coma he would be transferred to a position within Starfleet that would benefit from his particular skills.