Ali Younesi | |
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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.