Ali Akbar Ahmadian is the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC),[1][2] a position to which he was appointed on 22 May 2023.[1][2]He is also the current member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2022.[3]
Biography
Ahmadian was born in 1961.[4][5]
After a stint in the Iran-Iraq War Ahmadian served as Ali Shamkhani’s deputy commander in the IRGC Navy.[4]
Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi appointed him on 22 May 2023 to the position of Secretary of the SNSC.[1]
On 25 July 2023 Ahmadian met with Wang Yi.[6]
On 8 August 2023 Canada sanctioned Ahmadian.[7]
On 5 August 2024 Ahmadian met in Tehran with Sergei Shoigu, his Russian counterpart.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Ayatollah Raisi appoints Dr Ali Akbar Ahmadian as Secretary of Supreme National Security Council". 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Who is Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Iran's new security chief?".
- ^ https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-national-security-council-shuffle-signals-business-usual
- ^ a b "Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Dr. Ali Akbar Ahmadian".
- ^ "What is Iran's foreign policy path? Meet Ali Akbar Ahmadian | Responsible Statecraft".
- ^ "Wang Yi Meets with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali-Akbar Ahmadian_Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada".
- ^ "Canada sanctions Iran's new national security chief, six drone executives". 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Russian Security Council head arrives in Iran's capital Tehran".
