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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.

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Preceded by Chief of intelligence ministry of Iran
2000–2005
Succeeded by
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