WANA (May 21) – Media close to the Supreme National Security Council of Iran said. “At the same time, in recent weeks, there were many rumors about Admiral Shamkhani’s intention to resign as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council in various outlets. The publication of a meaningful poem on his personal Twitter page shows that Shamkhani’s resignation from this position after Ten years is unavoidable.”

Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is one of the famous figures in Iran.

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) attends a meeting with Naef Khaef member of the supreme revolutionary council of Yemen (not pictured) in Tehran October 6, 2015. WANA/Raheb Homavandi

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) attends a meeting with Naef Khaef member of the supreme revolutionary council of Yemen (not pictured) in Tehran on October 6, 2015. WANA/Raheb Homavandi

MORE ABOUT ALI SHAMKHANI

Ali Shamkhani is an Iranian military commander and politician currently serving as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. He was born on September 29, 1955, in Ahvaz, Iran.

 

Shamkhani is a graduate of the Iran University of Science and Technology, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. He joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1979 and played a key role in the Iran-Iraq War as a commander of the IRGC’s ground forces. He later served as the commander of the IRGC’s naval forces and then as the Minister of Defense under President Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2005.

 

In 2013, Shamkhani was appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, which is responsible for Iran’s national security policies.

 

Shamkhani is considered to be a conservative politician and a close ally of Ayatollah Khamenei. He has been a vocal critic of the United States and Israel and has advocated for a stronger military presence in the Persian Gulf.

A newspaper with a cover picture of the Iranian Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and Saudi Minister of State and National Security Adviser Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, is seen in Tehran, Iran March 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)