سعید جلیلی Saeed Jalili
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
Incumbent
Assumed office  October 20, 2007
Preceded by	Ali Larijani
Born	September 6, 1965 Mashhad, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Islamic Society of Engineers
Spouse(s)	Zahra Mohajerani
Residence	Tehran, Iran
Religion	Shi'a Islam

Saeed Jalili, (Persian: سعید جلیلی, born 1965 in Mashhad ^[1]) is an Iranian politician and the present secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. On October 20, 2007, he replaced Ali Larijani as the secretary of the council and hence chief nuclear negotiator of Iran. He was previously Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Role in Ahmadinejad's government 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Born 1965 in Mashhad, Jalili has a Ph.D in political science from Imam Sadeq University, the title of his doctoral thesis was "Paradigm of Political Thought of Islam in the Holy Quran".^[1] He worked as a university lecturer before becoming a junior government official in 1989, rising to become Director General for Office of Supreme Leader of Iran in 2001 and Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs and an advisor to the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005. He speaks Persian, English, and Arabic.^[1] Hassan Rowhani has challenged this gentleman to a debate along with Ahmadinejad

[edit] Role in Ahmadinejad's government

According to Radio Zamaneh, Jalili is an old close friend of President Ahmadinejad, and was Ahmadinejad's first choice as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which he did not introduce due to some "interests" (he introduced Manouchehr Mottaki to Parliament for the post).^[2] Radio Zamaneh also suggests that it was Jalili who has drafted Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush.^[2] According to New York Times correspondent Roger Cohen, Jalili is considered by some "a chief architect of the clampdown" on protest in Iran over the 2009 election.^[3]

[edit] Bibliography

• Foreign Policy of Prophet of Islam (Persian: سیاست خارجی پیامبر اسلام)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• [1] [REALITE-EU: Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator: Saeed Jalili]]
• Interview with The Boston Globe
• FACTBOX: Iran's new atomic negotiator Saeed Jalili from Reuters

Preceded by Ali Larijani

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council 2007-

Succeeded by Incumbent

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