Ali Shamkhani

Amir

Ali Shamkhani
AllegianceIran
Years of service1981–present
RankRear admiral
CommandsNavy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles / warsIran–Iraq War
Awards Order of Fath (3)
Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2023
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanSadeq Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office
10 September 2013 – 22 May 2023
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded bySaeed Jalili
Succeeded byAli Akbar Ahmadian
Minister of Defence
In office
20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded byMostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Minister of Revolutionary Guards
In office
20 September 1988 – 21 August 1989
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byMohsen Rafighdoost
Succeeded byMinistry dissolved
Personal details
Born (1955-09-29) 29 September 1955 (age 69)[citation needed]
Ahvaz, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyMojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1981)
Alma materShahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
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Shamkhani next to Federica Mogherini in 2016

Ali Shamkhani (Persian: علی شمخانی, romanized: ʿAlī Shamkhānī, born 29 September[citation needed] 1955) is an Iranian rear admiral upper half (two-star general). He served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran from 2013 to 2023. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council and political advisor of Supreme Leader of Iran since May 2023.