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Ali Ardashir Larijani

Ali Larijani
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Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
5 June 2008
Acting: 28 May–4 June 2008
28–31 May 2012
29–30 May 2016
Deputy Mohammad-Reza Bahonar
Hassan Aboutorabi
Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded by Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
28 May 2008
Serving with Mojtaba Zonnour and Ahmad Amirabadi
Constituency Qom
Majority 162,040 (34.91%)
Secretary of Supreme National Security Council
In office
15 August 2005 – 20 October 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Hassan Rouhani
Succeeded by Saeed Jalili
Chief Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue
In office
16 August 2005 – 20 October 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Deputy Javad Vaidi
Preceded by Hassan Rouhani
Succeeded by Saeed Jalili
Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
In office
21 July 1994 – 21 July 2004
Preceded by Mohammad Hashemi
Succeeded by Ezzatollah Zarghami
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office
12 September 1992 – 28 August 1994
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by Mostafa Mir-Salim
Personal details
Born Ali Ardashir Larijani
(1957-06-03) 3 June 1957 (age 59)
Najaf, Iraq
Nationality Iranian
Political party Followers of Wilayat
Other political
affiliations
Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008)
United Front of Principlists (2008, 2012)
List of Hope (2016)
Parents Mirza Hashem Amoli (father)
Relatives
Alma mater Sharif University of Technology
University of Tehran
Religion Islam
Signature
Website larijani.ir
Military service
Allegiance  Iran
Service/branch IRGC-Seal.svg Revolutionary Guards
Years of service 1982–1992
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War

Ali Larijani (Persian: علی لاریجانی‎‎, Persian pronunciation: [æliː-e lɒːɾiːdʒɒːniː]; born 3 June 1957 in Najaf, paternity Amol, Iran) is an Iranian philosopher, politician and the current chairman of the Parliament of Iran. Larijani was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 15 August 2005 to 20 October 2007, appointed to the position by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, replacing Hassan Rouhani. Acceptance of Larijani's resignation from the secretary position was announced on 20 October 2007 by Gholamhossein Elham, the Iranian government's spokesman, mentioning that his previous resignations were turned down by President Ahmadinejad.

Larijani was one of the two representatives of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to the council, the other being Hassan Rouhani. In his post as secretary he effectively functioned as the top negotiator on issues of national security, including Iran's nuclear program.

Ali Larijani was born on 3 June 1957 in Najaf, Iraq to Iranian parents. He hails from a religious family based in Behshahr in the province of Mazandaran. His father is a leading cleric, Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli. His parents moved to Najaf in 1931 due to pressure of then ruler Reza Shah, but returned to Iran in 1961.


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