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Ali Shamkhani (علی شمخانی) (b. 1955) is an Iranian admiral . He was the Iranian Minister of Defense until August 24, 2005, and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar . He is an Iranian Arab , born in 1955 in Ahvaz , Khuzestan , he earned a B.S. degree in Agriculture from Jondishapur University , followed by Master's degree from Iran's Army Command Headquarters some years later. He is the editing translator of two volumes in strategic management . He is also author of several papers and articles on the Persian Gulf , regional crises, and political strategic topics. He is advisor to Iran's head of the Center for Strategic Research in Tehran, and was responsible for drawing up the research system for the national strategic security team at the aforementioned institute. Two of his brothers, Mohammad and Hamid, were killed (martyrs in Iran) in combat against the Iraqi army during Iran Iraq war .1
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Ali Shamkhani is an admiral and the minister of the Iranian Defense Ministry . He is the only Iranian Arab from Khuzestan in such a high-level position. v t e
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He is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran . عنوان : اولين مراسم اهدا نشان فتح Navide Shahed farsnews Biography Hamshahri Online
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He is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran . عنوان : اولين مراسم اهدا نشان فتح Navide Shahed farsnews Biography Hamshahri Online
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Iranian general Shamkhani next to Federica Mogherini in 2016 Ali Shamkhani ( Persian : علی شمخانی , born 29 September 1955) is an Iranian rear admiral upper half (two-star general).He served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran from 2013 to 2023.He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council and political advisor of Supreme Leader of Iran since May 2023.
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Iranian naval officer and politician (born 1955) "Shamkhani" redirects here.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.On 13 June 2025, during the early stages of the Iran–Israel war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly carried out an airstrike targeting senior Iranian officials, including Ali Shamkhani.While some early Iranian media reports claimed that Shamkhani had been killed in the strike, the IDF did not issue any official statement confirming his death.On 20 June 2025, Iranian media confirmed that Shamkhani had survived the attack and was in stable condition after sustaining severe injuries.Shamkhani was later seen attending a funeral ceremony honoring Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during the conflict.He is one of the political appointees overseeing the United States–Iran negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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admiral and the minister of the iranian defense ministry
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iranian rear admiral upper half
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