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Ali Larijani

Personal data
Larijani in 2009
Date of birth	01 January 1958(age 58)
Place of birth	Najaf, Iraq
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Islamic Society of Engineers
Spouse	Farideh Motahari (m. 1978)
Children	Fatemeh, Sarah, Morteza, Mohammad Reza
Profession	Western Philosophy
Religion	Usuli Twelver Shi'a Islam
Chairman of Parliament of Iran
Assumed office	2 May 2008
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Deputy	Mohammad-Reza Bahonar Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Preceded by	Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Secretary of Supreme National Security Council
In office	15 August 2005 - 20 October 2007
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Succeeded by	Saeed Jalili
Preceded by	Hassan Rowhani
Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
In office	21 July 1994 - 21 July 2004
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Succeeded by	Ezzatollah Zarghami
Preceded by	Mohammad Hashemi
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office	12 September 1992 - 28 August 1994
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Succeeded by	Mostafa Mir-Salim
Preceded by	Mohammad Khatami
Member of Parliament of Iran
Assumed office	20 April 2008
Constituency	Qom

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Ali Ardashir Larijani ( ; born 1 January 1958 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian philosopher, politician and the chairman of the Iranian parliament. 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,

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.

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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