Iran’s Shamkhani

Shamkhani ousted as head of Iran's national security council


Issue 1170 - 31 May 2023 | 2 minute read

Ali Akbar Ahmadian was appointed Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary in Iran, replacing Ali Shamkhani who had held the influential post since September 2013. Since his resignation as SNSC secretary, Shamkhani has been appointed a political adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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