Ali Younesi

Iranian cleric and politician

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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