Ali Akbar Ahmadian Appointed As Secretary of Iran’s National Security Council

Brigadier General Ali-Akbar Ahmadian was appointed as a member of the Supreme National Security Council by Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and then President Raisi appointed Ahmadian to this position in another decree while appreciating the efforts made by Shamkhani for his decade-long tenure as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Ahmadian (born in 1961) was appointed as the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy during Shamkhani’s tenure following the end of the Iraqi-imposed war and devoted himself to hypothesizing the great maritime experiences of the Iranian armed forces during the Sacred Defense, especially their confrontation against the aggressive US fleet in the Persian Gulf. Ahmadian was one of the main architects of the new and innovative naval forces of the IRGC, which was based on revolutionary ideas, and he was also one of the first theorists in the arena of the asymmetric defense in Iran.

The new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the IRGC by Ayatollah Khamenei in 1997. During his tenure as the IRGC Chief of Staff, Ahmadian proposed an organizational transformation plan to be implemented by the IRGC and after the approval of the proposal by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Imam Khamenei, he paved the way for the implementation of the plan and paid great heed to the project.

Ahmadian possesses a PhD in dentistry and is a graduate of strategic management from the Supreme National Defense University of Iran. He has been the head of the IRGC’s Strategic Center for 16 years since 2007 and is known as one of the most prominent figures in the country concerning national security issues.

The information, which has been not publicized as much of Ahmadian’s non-military background, is his strategic understanding of Iran’s political, economic and social issues. He was also one of the five new members that Imam Khamenei added to the arrangement of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran on September 20, 2022.

It seems that following the appointment of Brigadier General Ahmadian as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran will witness the redesigning and upgrading of the SNSC; so, some strategies will develop on the basis of Iran’s requirements about playing a role in the new world order and the implementation of Iran’s seventh development plan.

Ali-Akbar Ahmadian Appointed As Secretary of SNSC In Iran

In a decree, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi appointed Brigadier General Ali-Akbar Ahmadian as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, while appreciating Rear Admiral Ali Shmakhani’s services as the outgoing SNSC secretary.

Brigadier General Ali-Akbar Ahmadian was appointed as a member of the Supreme National Security Council by Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and then President Raisi appointed Ahmadian to this position in another decree while appreciating the efforts made by Shamkhani for his decade-long tenure as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

Ahmadian (born in 1961) was appointed as the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy during Shamkhani’s tenure following the end of the Iraqi-imposed war and devoted himself to hypothesizing the great maritime experiences of the Iranian armed forces during the Sacred Defense, especially their confrontation against the aggressive US fleet in the Persian Gulf. Ahmadian was one of the main architects of the new and innovative naval forces of the IRGC, which was based on revolutionary ideas, and he was also one of the first theorists in the arena of the asymmetric defense in Iran.

The new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the IRGC by Ayatollah Khamenei in 1997. During his tenure as the IRGC Chief of Staff, Ahmadian proposed an organizational transformation plan to be implemented by the IRGC and after the approval of the proposal by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Imam Khamenei, he paved the way for the implementation of the plan and paid great heed to the project.

Ahmadian possesses a PhD in dentistry and is a graduate of strategic management from the Supreme National Defense University of Iran. He has been the head of the IRGC’s Strategic Center for 16 years since 2007 and is known as one of the most prominent figures in the country concerning national security issues.

The information, which has been not publicized as much of Ahmadian’s non-military background, is his strategic understanding of Iran’s political, economic and social issues. He was also one of the five new members that Imam Khamenei added to the arrangement of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran on September 20, 2022.

It seems that following the appointment of Brigadier General Ahmadian as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran will witness the redesigning and upgrading of the SNSC; so, some strategies will develop on the basis of Iran’s requirements about playing a role in the new world order and the implementation of Iran’s seventh development plan.