Ali Shamkhani

Amir
Ali Shamkhani
Shamkhami in 2016
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2023
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanSadiq Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office
10 September 2013 – 22 May 2023
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded bySaeed Jalili
Succeeded byAli Akbar Ahmadian
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
In office
20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded byMostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Minister of Revolutionary Guards
In office
20 September 1988 – 21 August 1989
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byMohsen Rafighdoost
Succeeded byMinistry dissolved
Personal details
Born (1955-09-29) 29 September 1955
Ahvaz, Imperial State of Iran
(present-day Iran)
Political partyMojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1981)
Alma materShahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Awards Order of Fath (3)
Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud
Military service
AllegianceIran
Years of service1981–present
RankRear admiral
CommandsIRGC Navy
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Ali Shamkhani (born 29 September 1955) is an Iranian naval officer and politician who served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran from 2013 to 2023. He is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran and political advisor of the Supreme Leader of Iran since 2023.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it have assassinated Shamkhani with an airstrike on 13 June 2025 during the start of the Iran–Israel war. However, Iranian media claimed on 20 June that Shamkhani is still alive, and is in stable condition after recovering from his severe injuries from the strike. He is one of the political appointees overseeing the United States–Iran negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.

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