Ali Younesi
Iranian cleric and politician
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Ali Younesi (born 26 August 1955) is an Iranian politician, who served in different positions.[2]
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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 |
| Spouse | Sediqeh Jalalvand |
| Children | 5 |
Education
Younesi is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom.[3]
Career
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.[4][better source needed] He was minister of intelligence[5] 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.
Personal life
On 24 January 2026, Younesi's son Hassan, in response to the high casualty rate of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, wrote on X: "I am disgusted by the government and the leadership that ordered this crime and massacre. I am disgusted by the government that became complicit in this crime, disgusted by the reformists that justified this massacre, and I am with the sons and daughters of Iran in their grief and mourning."[6]
