Ali Shamkhani

Ali Shamkhani
Minister of Defence
In office 19 August 1997 – 24 August 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad Forouzande
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Najjar
Personal details
Born	September 29, 1955 (1955-09-29) Khuzestan, Iran
Alma mater	Jondishapur University
Religion	Twelver Shia Islam
Military service
Allegiance	AGIR
Years of service	1981-1997
Commands	Commander of IRGC Navy
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

Ali Shamkhani (علی شمخانی) (b. 1955) is an Iranian admiral and politician. He was the Minister of Defense from August 19, 1997 until August 24, 2005 and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar.

He is born in 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, he earned a B.S. degree in Agriculture from Jondishapur University, followed by Master's degree from Iran's Army Command Headquarters some years later.

He is the editing translator of two volumes in strategic management. He is also author of several papers and articles on the Persian Gulf, regional crises, and political strategic topics.

He is advisor to Iran's head of the Center for Strategic Research in Tehran, and was responsible for drawing up the research system for the national strategic security team at the aforementioned institute.

Two of his brothers, Mohammad and Hamid, were killed (martyrs in Iran) in combat against the Iraqi army during Iran Iraq war.^{[citation needed]}

Held positions

• 1981 - 1982: IRGC commander of Khuzestan province
• 1982 - 1989: First deputy commander of the IRGC
• 1984 - 1989: Chief commander of the ground force
• 1987 - 1989: Deputy chiefs of staff of the armed forces in charge of intelligence and operations
• 1988 - 1989: IRGC minister
• 1988 - 1989: Head of implementation committee for U.N. Security Council Resolution 598
• 1989 – 1997: Commander of IRGC Navy
• 1997 - 2005: Iran Minister of Defense

See also

• Shahab-3
• Arabs of Khuzestan
• List of Iranian commanders in Iran-Iraq War

External links

• On Possible Iranian Preemptive Strike