Supreme Leader appoints Shamkhani as his political advisor

In a decree issued on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Ali Shamkhani as a member of Iran's Expediency Council and his political advisor.

Ayatollah Khamenei also appointed Ali Akbar Ahmadian as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

In his decree, Supreme Leader thanked Shamkhani for his services as head of the SNSC for the past 10 years.

Earlier on Monday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi appointed Ahmadian as the new SNSC secretary, replacing Ali Shamkhani who had been appointed to the post by former president Hassan Rouhani in 2013.

Ahmadian has previously served as the head of the Strategic Center of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

He has a Ph.D in strategic management from the Supreme National Defense University and is known as one of the most respected figures in the country in matters of national security, according to Nour News, which is affiliated to the SNSC.

Before his appointment as SNSC secretary, Ahmadian was a member of the Expediency Council via a decree issued by Supreme Leader in September last year.

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