Ali Larijani

Sardar

Ali Larijani
علی لاریجانی
Larijani in 2021
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office
5 August 2025 – 17 March 2026
PresidentMasoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byAli Akbar Ahmadian
Succeeded byVacant
In office
15 August 2005 – 20 October 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
DeputyAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Preceded byHassan Rouhani
Succeeded bySaeed Jalili
5th Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
28 May 2008[a] – 28 May 2020
DeputyMohammad-Reza Bahonar
Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard
Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byGholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2020
ConstituencyQom
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
In office
28 May 2020 – 17 March 2026
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanSadiq Larijani
Preceded byMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
In office
17 March 1997 – 2002
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office
16 July 1992[b] – 15 February 1994
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byMohammad Khatami
Succeeded byMostafa Mir-Salim
Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
In office
13 February 1994 – 23 May 2004
Appointed byAli Khamenei[3]
Preceded byMohammad Hashemi
Succeeded byEzzatollah Zarghami
In office
14 February 1981 – July 1981[4]
Appointed bySupervisory council
Preceded byAli Akbar Mohtashamipur and Abdollah Nouri (Co-caretakers)
Succeeded byMohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani
Personal details
Born
Ali Ardashir Larijani

3 June 1958
Najaf, Iraq
Died17 March 2026 (aged 67)
Tehran, Iran
Cause of deathAssassination by airstrike
Political partyIslamic Coalition Party (1990–2026)
Spouse(s)Farideh Motahhari
Children4
FatherHashim Larijani[5]
Relatives
  • Mohammad-Javad Larijani (brother)
  • Fazel Larijani (brother)
  • Sadiq Larijani (brother)
  • Bagher Larijani (brother)
  • Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (uncle)[5]
  • Ahmad Tavakoli (cousin)[5]
  • Morteza Motahhari (father-in-law)
  • Ali Motahari (brother-in-law)[5]
Alma materSharif University of Technology (BS)
University of Tehran (PhD)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Branch/serviceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC
RankBrigadier general[6]
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War
2026 Iran war X
Academic background
Thesis
Doctoral advisorGholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
Other academic advisorsKarim Mojtahedi
InfluencesImmanuel Kant[7][8][9]
Saul Kripke[8]
David Lewis[8]
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Tehran

Ali Larijani (Persian: علی لاریجانی, Persian pronunciation: [æliː-e lɒːɾiːdʒɒːniː]; 3 June 1958 – 17 March 2026) was an Iranian conservative politician, philosopher and military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 until 2020.[10] He was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 5 August 2025 until his assassination on 17 March 2026.

Death

On the night between 16–17 March 2026 during the Iran war, Larijani was the target of an Israeli airstrike.[11] The government of Israel confirmed his assassination.[12][13] A few hours later, Iran confirmed that Larijani was killed in the attack.[14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Acting: 28 May – 4 June 2008;[1] 28–31 May 2012; 29–30 May 2016
  2. ↑ Acting: 16 July–11 August 1992[2]

References

  1. ↑ "علی لاریجانی رئیس موقت مجلس نهم ایران شد". BBC Persian. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "All ministers of the 30 years" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "انتصاب دکتر علی لاریجانی به‌ ریاست سازمان‌ صدا و سیما". Khamenei.ir. 13 February 1994. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Kalantari, Mahboubeh; Qodsi-zadeh, Parvin (2015). "RADIO AND TELEVISION i. Iran". In Haddad-Adel, Gholam-Ali (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam (in Persian). Vol. 19. Tehran: Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation. ISBN 978-600-447020-9.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Samaha, Nour (9 June 2013). "The Brothers Larijani: A sphere of power". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ↑ M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi (2012). "Evaluating the Political and Economic Role of the IRGC". Strategic Analysis. 36 (4): 589. doi:10.1080/09700161.2012.689528. S2CID 153576427. The Majlis speaker, Ali Larijani, was an IRGC brigadier general.
  7. ↑ "Politician Philosophers". Etemad (in Persian). No. 3517. 2 May 2016. p. 8.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ali Larijani: The insider bridging Iran's clerics and generals". Türkiye Today.
  9. ↑ "What we know about Ali Larijani, Tehran's most influential powerbroker". Euronews.
  10. ↑ Orla Ryan, "Ahmadinejad rival elected as Iranian speaker", The Guardian, 28 May 2008]
  11. ↑ "Israeli media say military targeted top security chief Larijani". Iran International. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  12. ↑ "Iran's top security chief Larijani is dead, Israeli defence minister Katz says". Iran International. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  13. ↑ "Video: Crowds in Tehran cheer after reports of Ali Larijani's death". Iran International. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  14. ↑ "Iran confirms security chief Larijani, Basij commander Soleimani killed". Al Jazeera. 2026-03-17. Archived from the original on 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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