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
Personal details
Born	(1955-09-29) 29 September 1955 Ahvaz, Iran
Alma mater	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Religion	Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	IRGC Army (1981–84) IRGC Navy (1984–89) Artesh 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^[1]^[2] Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud^[3]

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.

Early life and education

Shamkhani was born on 29 September 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. His family are of Iranian Arab origin.^[4]^[5] He studied engineering at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.^[6]

Career

Shamkhani served as the commander of the IRGC navy with the rank of rear admiral.^[7] Later he also commanded the Artesh navy in addition to the IRGC navy.^[8]

Then he held the post of the minister of defense from August 1997 until August 2005 in the government of Mohammad Khatami.^[9]^[10]^[11] Shamkani was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in the post.^[8] In the 2001 presidential elections Shamkhani run for office.^[5]^[12]

He was the director of the Iranian Armed Forces' Center for Strategic Studies from 2005 to 2013.^[13]^[14] He is also military advisor to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.^[15]^[16]

On 10 September 2013, Shamkhani was appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council by President Hassan Rouhani.^[16]

Awards and honors

In 2003, Shamkhani received Shojaat Medal, highest military medal from President Mohammad Khatami.^[17] He was also honored for his eight years service as minister of defence in 2005.^[17] In 2004, Shamkhani received Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud, highest Medal in Saudi Arabia from King Fahd for his prominent role in the design and implementation in developing relations with Arabic countries in the Persian Gulf.^[17]^[18] He is the first Iranian minister to receive the medal.^[17]

References

↑ عنوان : اولين مراسم اهدا نشان فتح Navide Shahed
↑ farsnews
↑ Biography Hamshahri Online
↑ Bar, Shmuel (2004). "Iranian Defense Doctrine and Decision Making" (PDF). Institute for Policy and Strategy. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
1 2 Antony Preston (August 2001). "Yards Compete for Denmark's Command and Support Vessels". Navy League of the United States. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "Ali Shamkhani". Los Angeles Times. Tehran. 15 November 1998. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ Zeb, Rizwan (12 February 2003). "The emerging Indo-Iranian strategic alliance and Pakistan". CACI Analyst. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
1 2 Fulton, Will (7 August 2013). "Rouhani's Cautious Pick for Defense Minister". Al Monitor. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
↑ Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. University Press of Florida. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ Mehran Riazaty (29 June 2005). "Iran's new president". American Thinker. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ Rachel Ingber (14 August 1997). "Khatami's Cabinet Choices: On the Record" (Policy Watch 264). Retrieved 28 August 2013.
↑ Sahliyeh, Emile (2002). "The reforming elections in Iran, 2000–2001" (PDF). Electoral Studies. 21. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ "Iran to Down Other US Drones If Violations Continue". The Journal of Turkish Weekly. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "General Mohammad Salimi". Iran Briefing. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ Jamil Theyabi (12 August 2008). "The Iranian "Giant"". Al Hayat. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
1 2 "Rouhani Appointed Former Defense Minister as the Secretary of NSC". Nasim Online. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
1 2 3 4 علی شمخانی، دبیر شورای عالی امنیت ملی ایران شد Shafaqna
↑ علی شمخانی گزینه اصلی تصدی گری وزارت کشور روحانی Barfaaz

External links

Media related to Ali Shamkhani at Wikimedia Commons

Military offices
Preceded by Mohammad Hossein Malekzadegan	Commander of the Army's Navy 1989–1997	Succeeded by Abbas Mohtaj
Preceded by Hossein Alaei	Commander of the IRGC Navy 1990–1997	Succeeded by Morteza Saffari
Political offices
Preceded by Mohammad Forouzandeh	Minister of Defense 1997–2005	Succeeded by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Preceded by Saeed Jalili	Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005)

Cabinet

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Kamal Kharrazi (1997–2005)

Minister of Agriculture**	Isa Kalantari (1997–2000)

Minister of Jihad of Construction**	Mohammad Saeedikia (1997–2000)

Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture**	Mahmoud Hojjati (2000–2005)

Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone	Mohammad Reza Aref (1997–2000) Nasrollah Jahangard* (2000) Abdollah Mirtaheri* (2000) Ahmad Motamedi (2000–2005)

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Hossein Kamali (1997–2001) Safdar Hosseini (2001–2004) Nasser Khaleghi (2004–2005)

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Attaollah Mohajerani (1997–2000) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (2000–2005)

Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Ali Shamkhani (1997–2005)

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Hossein Namazi (1997–2001) Tahmasb Mazaheri (2001–2004) Safdar Hosseini (2004–2005)

Minister of Education	Hossein Mozaffar (1997–2001) Morteza Haji (2001–2005)

Minister of Energy	Habibolah Bitaraf (1997–2005)

Minister of Health and Medical Education	Mohammad Farhadi (1997–2001) Masoud Pezeshkian (2001–2005)

Minister of Mines and Metals***	Eshaq Jahangiri (1997–2000)

Minister of Industries***	Gholamreza Shafeei (1997–2000)

Minister of Industries and Mines***	Eshaq Jahangiri (2000–2005)

Minister of Intelligence	Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi (1997–1998) Ali Younesi (1998–2005)

Minister of Interior	Abdollah Nouri (1997–1998) Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (1998–2005)

Minister of Justice	Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari (1997–2005)

Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (1997–2005)

Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mahmoud Hojatti (1997–2001) Rahman Dadman (2001) Ahmad Khorram (2001–2004) Mohammad Rahmati (2004–2005)

Commerce	Mohammad Shariatmadar (1997–2005)

Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mostafa Moeen (1997–2003) Jafar Towfighi (2003–2005)

Minister of Welfare and Social Security****	Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (2004–2005)

Ministry of Cooperatives	Morteza Haji (1997–2001) Ali Soufi (2001–2005)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Ali Abdolalizadeh (1997–2005)

Cabinet-level

First Vice President	Hassan Habibi (1997–2001) Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005)

Chief of Staff	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (1997–2001) Ali Khatami (2001–2005)

Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (1997–2005)

Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (1997–2003) Hossein Marashi (2003–2005)

Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (1997–2005)

Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2002–2005)

Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (1997–2000) Mohammad Reza Aref (2000–2001) Mohammad Sattarifar (2001–2004) Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka (2004–2005)

Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mostafa Hashemitaba (1997–2001) Mohsen Mehralizadeh (2001–2005)

Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (2001–2004) Majid Ansari (2004–2005)

* Acting
**Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Jihad of Construction merged, forming Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture
***Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Mines and Metals merged, forming Ministry of Industries and Mines
****established in 2004

Commanders of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

Commander-in-Chief	Rezaei (1981–97) Safavi (1997–07) Jafari (2007–present)

Ground Force	Safavi (1984–89) Izadi (1989–92) Jafari (1992–05) Kazemi (2005–06) Zahedi (2006–08) Asadi (2008–09) Pakpour (2009–present)

Aerospace Force	Refan (1984–90) Dehghan (1990–91) Jalali (1991–97) Ghalibaf (1997–00) Kazemi (2000–05) Zahedi (2005–06) Salami (2006–09) Hajizadeh (2009–present)

Navy	Alaei (1984–90) Shamkhani (1990–00) Saffari (2000–10) Fadavi (2010–present)

Qods Force	Vahidi (–1998) Soleimani (1998–present)

Mobilization Forces	Afshar (1990–1998) Hejazi (1998–2007) Taeb (2007–2009) Naqdi (2009–present)

Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Ministers of Iran

Ahmad Madani Mostafa Chamran Mousa Namjoo Javad Fakoori Mohammad Salimi Mohammad Hossein Jalali Akbar Torkan Mohammad Forouzandeh Ali Shamkhani Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar Ahmad Vahidi Hossein Dehghan

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