Ali Bagheri Kani
Iranian diplomat
Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: علی باقری کنی; born 1967) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently the deputy secretary for the Supreme National Security Council. He was formerly political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from September 2021 to September 2024, along with being the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2024. He is considered to be close to the Iranian principlists and to be part of the inner circle of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Early life and education
Bagheri Kani was born in 1967 in the village of Kan in Tehran County. His father, Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani, is a Shiite cleric who served as a member of the Assembly of Experts, while his uncle, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, later led the same body. His brother, Mesbah al-Hoda Bagheri Kani, is a son-in-law of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Bagheri Kani studied economics at the Imam Sadiq University in Tehran.
Career
Bagheri Kani has been a diplomat since 1990. He was Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013 and currently serves as advisor at the council. He was also chairman of Saeed Jalili's presidential campaign in the 2013 election.
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