Ali Akbar Ahmadian


Ali Akbar Ahmadian
Ahmadian in 2025
Native name
علی‌اکبر احمدیان
Birth nameAli Akbar Ahmadian Babaki
Born1961 (age 64–65)
Allegiance Iran
BranchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Service years1980–present
RankCommodore
CommandsNavy Force
ConflictsIran–Iraq War
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office
22 May 2023 – 5 August 2025
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byAli Shamkhani
Succeeded byAli Larijani
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Assumed office
20 September 2022
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanSadeq Larijani

Ali Akbar Ahmadian Babaki is an Iranian military officer and was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), a position to which he was appointed on 22 May 2023. He is also currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2022.