Ali Younesi
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Hojatoleslam
Ali Younesi was the director of the Ministry of Intelligence
and a member of the Supreme National Security Council
during the presidency Mohammad Khatami
in Iran.
After 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.
Hojatoleslam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "authority on Islam" or "proof of Islam", given to Twelver Shī‘ah clerics...
Ali Younesi was the director of the Ministry of Intelligence
Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the secret police and primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
and a member of the Supreme National Security Council
Supreme National Security Council
Supreme National Security Council is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of which is Saeed Jalili. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution...
during the presidency Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...
in Iran.
After the Islamic Revolution, Younesi became the Head of the Islamic Revolutionary Court
Islamic Revolutionary Court
Islamic Revolutionary Court is a special court in the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to try those suspected of smuggling, blaspheming, inticing violence or trying to overthrow the Iranian government...
of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
and later Head of the Politico-Ideological Bureau of Islamic Revolutionary Guards.
See also
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- Younesi: Iran will defend its right to nuclear technology
- Younesi: Change of government not to affect nuclear issue, Islamic Republic News AgencyIslamic Republic News AgencyThe Islamic Republic News Agency , or IRNA, is the official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is government-funded and controlled under the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The agency also publishes the newspaper Iran. , the Managing Director of IRNA is Ali Akbar...
, 16 July 2005 - No Valuable Nuclear Info Left Iran; US Agents Tried to Sell Us Atomic Bombs to Frame Us Dec. 2004
- Seymour Hirsch Hallucinating or Dreaming; The Americans Are Stupid but Not Stupid Enough to Enter Iran Jan. 2005