Ali Younesi | |
|---|---|
علی یونسی | |
| Ali Younesi in September 2016 | |
| Special Aide 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.