| Ali Ardashir Larijani علی اردشیر لاریجانی |
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| Larijani in 2009 | |
| Chairman of Parliament of Iran | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2008 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Deputy | Mohammad-Reza Bahonar Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
| Preceded by | Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel |
| Secretary of Supreme National Security Council | |
| In office 15 August 2005 – 20 October 2007 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Hassan Rowhani |
| Succeeded by | Saeed Jalili |
| Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting | |
| In office 21 July 1994 – 21 July 2004 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hashemi |
| Succeeded by | Ezzatollah Zarghami |
| Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
| In office 12 September 1992 – 28 August 1994 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Khatami |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Mir-Salim |
| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 April 2008 |
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| Constituency | Qom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1958 Najaf, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Spouse(s) | Farideh Motahari (m. 1978) |
| Children | Fatemeh, Sarah, Morteza, Mohammad Reza |
| Profession | Western Philosophy |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shi'a Islam |
Ali Ardashir Larijani (Persian: علی اردشیر آملی لاریجانی; born 3 June 1958 in Najaf, Iraq[1]) is an Iranian philosopher, politician and the current chairman of the Parliament of Iran.[2] Larijani was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from August 15, 2005 to October 20, 2007, appointed to the position by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,[3] replacing Hassan Rowhani. Acceptance of Larijani's resignation from the secretary position was announced on October 20, 2007 by Gholamhossein Elham, the Iranian government's spokesman, mentioning that his previous resignations were turned down by President Ahmadinejad.[4]
Larijani is one of the two representatives of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to the council, the other being Hassan Rowhani. In his post as secretary he effectively functioned as the top negotiator on issues of national security, including Iran's nuclear program.
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Larijani was born on 3 June 1958 in Najaf, Iraq. His father, Ayatollah Mirza Hashemi Amoli was an ayatollah that works in Najaf after was exiled by Mohammad Reza Shah. They moved to Iran after Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Dr. Larijani graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Sharif University of Technology and holds a Masters degree and Ph.D. in Western philosophy from Tehran University. Initially he wanted to continue his graduate studies in Computer Science, but changed his subject after consultation with Morteza Motahhari. Larijani has published books on Immanuel Kant, Saul Kripke, and David Lewis.
His first political career after return to Iran was CEO of IRIB in foreign affairs. From 1981 to 1989, He was Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi. After election of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as President of Iran, He was appointed Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology. After Mohammad Khatami's resignation as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, he was appointed as acting minister and was confirmed by Parliament on 1 October 1992. On 21 July 1994, He was appointed as head of Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and was in office until his term was end on 21 July 2004 and was followed by Ezzatollah Zarghami after serving ten years in the post. He became a security adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's ultimate authority in August 2004. He is also a former member of the Revolutionary Guards, an ideological force that sees itself as the guardian of the Islamic Republic, he ran in the 2005 presidential race.
Larijani was a presidential candidate for the 2005 presidential elections, where he ranked sixth, winning 5.94% of the votes.
Larijani was considered the most important presidential candidate of the conservative alliance for the 2005 presidential elections. He was supported by the Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE), among other conservative groups. He had been announced as the final choice of the conservative Council for Coordination of the Forces of the Revolution, which was made from representatives of some influential conservative parties and organizations. But he proved to be the least popular of the three conservative candidates, the others being Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (second rank in the first round, winner in the second round) and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (fourth rank in the first round).
In 2005, Larijani was appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, a body which helps draw up nuclear and other policies. Khamenei has the final word in all such matters.
He took a tough line on the nuclear file before his appointment as negotiator. He said that if Iran took incentives that were being offered by the European Union at the time in return for Iran giving up its nuclear fuel cycle, it would be like exchanging “a pearl for a candy bar.”
As chief nuclear negotiator, Iranian analysts said he differed with the president over how to pursue negotiations with his European counterparts and say he backed a more pragmatic approach.
As Iran's top nuclear envoy he said on April 25, 2007 that he expected "new ideas" from senior EU official Javier Solana at talks on resolving the deadlock between Tehran's refusal to freeze its nuclear programme and United Nations Security Council demands that it do so.[5]
In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Larijani won a seat from Qom. He said that he was willing to work with Ahmadinejad; according to Larijani, he did not disagree with Ahmadinejad on ideological issues and they had only "differences in style". In May 2008, Larijani became speaker of the parliament. He was reelected in next years. He is seek for re-election in 2012 elections.
Larijani implied on 21 June 2009 that authorities took the side of one candidate, without clarifying which candidate.[6]
Ali Larijani is a son of Ayatollah Hashem Amoli, a brother of Sadegh Larijani (President of the Judicature), Mohammad Javad Larijani, Bagher Larijani (Chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences), and Fazel Larijani (Iran's cultural attachée in Ottawa). He is also the son-in-law of Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, having married his daughter Farideh, and also a cousin of Ahmad Tavakkoli (Larijani's and Tavakkoli's mothers are sisters). He has two daughters, Fatemeh (born 1980) and Sarah (born 1983) and two sons, Morteza (born 1984) and Mohammad Reza (born 1989).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad Khatami |
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance 1992-1994 |
Succeeded by Mostafa Mir-Salim |
| Preceded by Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Head of IRIB 1994-2004 |
Succeeded by Ezzatollah Zarghami |
| Preceded by Hassan Rowhani |
Secretary of Supreme National Security Council 2005-2007 |
Succeeded by Saeed Jalili |
| Preceded by Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel |
Speaker of Parliament of Iran 2008-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran |
order of precedence of Iran as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran |
Succeeded by Sadegh Larijani as Chief Justice of Iran |
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