Ali Shamkhani

Amir
Ali Shamkhani
Amir Ali Shamkhani
	Shamkhami in 2016
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
	In office; 22 May 2023 – 28 February 2026
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Sadiq Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
	In office; 10 September 2013 – 22 May 2023
President	Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Saeed Jalili
Succeeded by	Ali Akbar Ahmadian
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics
	In office; 20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded by	Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
Minister of Revolutionary Guards
	In office; 20 September 1988 – 21 August 1989
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohsen Rafighdoost
Succeeded by	Ministry dissolved
Personal details
Born	29 September 1955; Ahvaz, Iran
Died	28 February 2026 (aged 70); Tehran, Iran
Manner of death	Assassination by airstrike
Party	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organisation (1979–1981)
Spouse	Azarmidokht Tabatabaei
Children	5, including Hossein
Alma mater	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Awards	Order of Fath (3); Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud
Military service
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran
Years of service	1981–2026
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	IRGC Navy; Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

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Ali Shamkhani (29 September 1955 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian naval officer and politician who served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran from 2013 to 2023. He had previously served as commander of both the IRGC Navy and the Iranian Navy. Shamkhani was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran and political advisor of the supreme leader of Iran from 2023. He was also one of the political appointees overseeing the Iran–United States negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement.

In June 2025, Shamkhani was severely injured in an Israeli airstrike during the Twelve-Day War. Initial reports mistakenly claimed he had been killed, but he later reappeared in public. However, Shamkhani was killed eight months later in February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war.