Ali Shamkhani

Amir Ali Shamkhani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2013
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Saeed Jalili
Minister of Defence
In office 19 August 1997 – 24 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded by	Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Minister of Revolutionary Guards
In office 20 September 1988 – 21 August 1989
President	Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohsen Rafighdoost
Succeeded by	Akbar Torkan (as minister of defence)
Personal details
Born	(1955-09-29) 29 September 1955 (age 61) Ahvaz, Iran
Political party	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1981)
Alma mater	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Religion	Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	IRGC Army (1981–84) IRGC Navy (1984–97) IRIA Navy (1989–97)
Years of service	1981–1997
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War
Awards	One 1st garde and Two 2nd grade Fath Medal Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud

Ali Shamkhani (Persian and Khuzestani Arabic: علی شمخانی, born 29 September 1955) is an Iranian Rear Admiral Upper Half. He is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.

Shamkhani was born on 29 September 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. His family are of Iranian Arab origin. Before the Iranian Revolution, Shamkhani was member of a clandestine Islamist guerilla group named Mansouroun (lit. The Victors), engaging in armed struggle against Pahlavi dynasty. After the revolution, he joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization. He studied engineering at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.

Shamkhani served as the commander of the IRGC navy with the rank of rear admiral. Later he also commanded the Artesh navy in addition to the IRGC navy. He was appointed as the Minister of Revolutionary Guards in 1988.

Then he held the post of the minister of defense from August 1997 until August 2005 in the government of Mohammad Khatami. Shamkani was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in the post. In the 2001 presidential elections Shamkhani run for office.

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