Ali Younesi

Ali Younesi
Ali Younesi in September 2016
Special Aide to the president of Iran for Ethnic and Religious Minorities Affairs
In office
22 August 2013 – 24 November 2018[1]
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Intelligence
In office
24 February 1999 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byGhorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
Succeeded byGholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei
Personal details
Born
Mehr-Ali Younesi

(1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69)
Nahavand, Iran
SpouseSediqeh Jalalvand
Children5

Ali Younesi (born 26 August 1955) is an Iranian politician, who served in different positions.

Education

Younesi is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom.[2]

Career

Opening ceremony of Pan-Armenian Games at the Ararat Stadium on 13 September 2016: Sepuh Sargsyan (left) and Ali Younesi (right)

Following the Islamic Revolution, Younesi became the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran and later head of the politico-ideological bureau of Islamic Revolutionary Guards.[3][better source needed] He was minister of intelligence[4] and a member of the Supreme National Security Council during the presidency Mohammad Khatami. He was Hassan Rouhani's adviser on political and security affairs.

References

  1. ^ "10 officials left the Presidential Administration" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ Shmuel Bar; Shmuel Bacher; Rachel Machtiger (January 2008). "Iranian nuclear decision making under Ahmedinejad" (PDF). Lauder School of Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security". Iran Focus. 6 May 2005.
  4. ^ Buchta, Wilfried (2000). Who rules Iran?: The structure of power in the Islamic Republic (PDF). Washington, DC: The Washington Inst. for Near East Policy [u.a.] ISBN 0-944029-39-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief of intelligence ministry of Iran
2000–2005
Succeeded by