Ali Younesi
Iranian cleric and politician
Ali Younesi | |
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Ali Younesi in September 2016 | |
Special Assistant to the President of Iran for Ethnic and Religious Minorities' Affairs | |
In office 22 August 2013 – 24 November 2018[1] | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of Intelligence | |
In office 24 February 1999 – 24 August 2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi |
Succeeded by | Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehr-Ali Younesi (1955-08-26) 26 August 1955 (age 69) Nahavand, Iran |
Spouse | Sediqeh Jalalvand |
Children | 5 |
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
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
- ^ "10 officials left the Presidential Administration" (in Persian). Iranian Students News Agency. 24 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security". Iran Focus. 6 May 2005.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Preceded by | Chief of intelligence ministry of Iran 2000–2005 | Succeeded by |
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Intelligence Ministers of Iran
- Reyshahri (1984−89)
- Fallahian (1989−97)
- Dorri-Najafabadi (1997−00)
- Younessi (2000−05)
- Mohseni-Eje'i (2005−09)
- Ahmadinejad a (2009)
- Moslehi (2009−13)
- Alavi (2013−2021)
- Khatib (2021−present)
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