Ali Younesi

Ali Younesi (born 26 August 1955) is an Iranian politician, who served in different positions.

Education Younesi is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom.

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. He was minister of intelligence 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."