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Saeed Jalili

Saeed Jalili
سعید جلیلی
Jalili in 2021
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 September 2013
Appointed byAli Khamenei
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
ChairmanAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting)
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Sadeq Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
In office
20 October 2007 – 12 September 2013
Preceded byAli Larijani
Succeeded byAli Shamkhani
Chief Nuclear Negotiator of Iran
In office
21 October 2007 – 5 September 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
DeputyAli Bagheri
Preceded byAli Larijani
Succeeded byMohammad Javad Zarif
Director of General Inspection Office
In office
5 March 1995 – 8 October 1996
Appointed byAli Khamenei
PresidentAkbar Rafsanjani
Personal details
Born (1965-09-06) 6 September 1965 (age 59)
Mashhad, Iran
Political partyNonpartisan
Spouse
Fatemeh Sajjadi
​
(m. 1993)​
[1]
Children1
Residence(s)Lavizan, Tehran[1]
Alma materImam Sadegh University
Signature
Websitedrjalily.com
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceBasij
Unit5th Nasr Division
Battles/wars

Saeed Jalili (Persian: سعید جلیلی; born 6 September 1965) is an Iranian politician and diplomat, who was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, and is the former nuclear negotiator for Iran.[2]

He was previously deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs, and 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 contested the 2024 presidential election but was defeated by Masoud Pezeshkian in a runoff election.[3][4]

Jalili was a soldier in the Iran–Iraq War and had lost part of his right leg during the Siege of Basra.[5] Upon this event, he earned the title of "Living Martyr".[6] He holds a PhD in political science, and teaches the "Prophet's diplomacy" at the Imam Sadiq University.[7] In 2009, Jalili was named as one of the 500 most influential people in the Muslim world.[8] His tenure as chief negotiator on Iran's nuclear program was characterized by an uncompromising approach.[9]

Jalili is known for his staunch hardline positions and confrontational rhetoric against the West, while pushing for stronger relations with Russia and China. Backed by the fundamentalist Paydari Front, He attributes Iran's economic troubles to international sanctions and rejects social liberalization. This has earned him significant influence as well as discomfort among the more pragmatic factions within the Iranian establishment.[9]

  1. ^ a b "تمام اطلاعات خانوادگی کاندیداهای ریاست جمهوری یازدهم". Isna. 13 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Iran's presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes". CNN. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Iran election: Hardliners dominate presidential candidates". BBC News. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ Wintour, Patrick (6 July 2024). "Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "مرکز اسناد انقلاب اسلامی - تصاویر منتشر نشده از دکتر سعید جلیلی". 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ Garrett Nada; Helia Ighani (11 June 2013). "Old War Haunts New Election". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ^ "موضوع پایان نامه دکترای جلیلی چیست؟ + دانلود خلاصه - مشرق نیوز". 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "The 500 Most Influential Muslims" (PDF). Center of Muslim-Christian Understanding. 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Iran's supreme leader is terrified of people power". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

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