Saeed Jalili (Persian: سعید جلیلی; born 6 September 1965) is an Iranian politician. He was the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013. He is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.[2]
Saeed Jalili | |
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سعید جلیلی | |
.jpg) Saeed Jalili in 2021 | |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council | |
| In office 20 October 2007 – 10 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Larijani |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Chief Nuclear Negotiator of Iran | |
| In office 21 October 2007 – 5 September 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Deputy | Ali Bagheri |
| Preceded by | Ali Larijani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Zarif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1965 Mashhad, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse(s) |
Fatemeh Sajjadi (m. 1993) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Lavizan, Tehran[1] |
| Alma mater | Imam Sadegh University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | drjalily |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Branch/service | Basij |
| Unit | 5th Nasr Division |
| Battles/wars |
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He was an unsuccessful candidate in the June 2013 presidential election, placing third. He also ran in 2021, but withdrew in favour of Ebrahim Raisi before the election. Jalili ran in the 2024 presidential election but lost to Masoud Pezeshkian in a runoff election.[3][4]
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