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 26 August 1955 Nahavand, Iran |
Spouse | Sediqeh Jalalvand |
Children | 5 |
Ali Younesi (born 26 August 1955) is an Iranian politician, who served in different positions.
Younesi is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom.[2]
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.