Saeed Jalili
Saeed Jalili | |
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Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council | |
In office 20 October 2007 – 10 September 2013 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Ali Larijani |
Succeeded by | Ali Shamkhani |
Chief Nuclear Negotiator of Iran | |
In office 21 October 2007 – 5 September 2013 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Deputy | Ali Bagheri |
Preceded by | Ali Larijani |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Zarif |
Personal details | |
Born | Razavi Khorasan Province, Imperial State of Iran | 1 September 1965
Political party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability |
Spouse |
Fatemeh Sajjadi (m. 1993)Imam Sadegh University |
Signature | |
Website | drjalily |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Iran |
Branch/service | Basij |
Unit | 5th Nasr Division |
Battles/wars | ) |
Saeed Jalili (
He was also Iran's nuclear negotiator. He was previously deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs. Jalili was an unsuccessful candidate in the June 2013 presidential election, placing third.
He also ran in the 2021 presidential election but resigned in favour of Seyyed Ibrahim Ra'isi before the election.
Early life and education
Jalili was born in September 1965 in
Career
Following the war, Jalili began working as a university lecturer at his alma mater. In 1989 Jalili began working at the ministry of foreign affairs in addition to his teaching post.[2] From 1995 to 1996 he served as director of the inspection office at the ministry.[7] In 2001, he was appointed senior director of policy planning in the office of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[2] Jalili was also made a member of the Supreme National Security Council in 2002. Following the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency in August 2005, Jalili was appointed deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs.[7] He was in office until October 2007.[8] During the same period, he also served as an advisor to Ahmedinejad.[9]
On 20 October 2007, Jalili replaced
Views and activities
Jalili is a leading figure of the "neo-principalist" group in the Iranian political scene and a protégé of
In an interview with
2013 presidential candidacy
Jalili was a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections, announcing his candidacy on 22 March 2013.[15] He was supported by Front of Islamic Revolution Stability and also by Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, the party's main candidate who declined his candidacy in favour of Jalili. His campaign Slogan was "A Pleasant Life".[16] He received 4,168,946 and was ranked third, behind president-elect Hassan Rouhani and runner up Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Shadow Cabinet
Saeed Jalili in 2013, after the defeat in the elections, proposed the plan of the Shadow Cabinet to help the
2021 presidential candidacy
Before the last day of registration for the presidential election, he was considered one of the most likely candidates. Although Jalili had said he would not register if
Year | Election | Votes | % | Rank | Notes |
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2004 | Parliament | Lost | |||
2008 | Parliament | Lost | |||
2013 | President | 4,168,946 | 11.31 | 3rd | Lost |
2021 | President | – | Withdrew |
Personal life
Jalili is fluent in English and Persian.[4] He married Fatemeh Sajjadi, a doctor of internal medicine, in 1992. They have one child, a son named Hamid. Jalili was a resident of Karaj until 2004. He is known for his simple living and aversion towards formality. He drives his own car to work.[26]
Books
- Foreign Policy of the Prophet of Islam (Persian: سیاست خارجی پیامبر اسلام)
- The Paradigm of Islamic Political Thought in Quran (Persian: بنیان اندیشۀ سیاسی اسلام در قرآن)
Influence
In 2009, Jalili was regarded as one of the 500 most influential Muslims by Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.[27]
Quotes
- Conservatism is murder of [Islamic] revolution.[28]
References
- ^ a b "تمام اطلاعات خانوادگی کاندیداهای ریاست جمهوری یازدهم". Isna. 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Vatanka, Alex (21 September 2012). "Khamenei and Iran's 2013 elections". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Anti-West Hard-Liner Gains in Iranian Race Thomas Erdbrink, New York Times, 28 May 2013
- ^ a b "Biographies of Eight Qualified Candidates for Iran Presidential Election". Iran Review. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Garrett Nada; Helia Ighani (11 June 2013). "Old War Haunts New Election". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "گزارشي از شروع تدريس سعيد جليلي دردانشگاه امامصادق(ع) + عكس". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 4 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Iran's approved presidential candidates". CBS News. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Iran's Top Nuclear Negotiator Ali Larijani Resigns". Fox News. AP. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ a b Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D. Green; Brian Nichiporuk; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Rasool Nafisi; S. R. Bohandy (2009). "The Rise of the Pasdaran" (PDF). RAND Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Posch, Walter (November 2007). "Only personal? The Larijani Crisis Revisited" (PDF). Policy Brief (3). Retrieved 17 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rouhani Appointed Former Defense Minister as the Secretary of NSC". Nasim Online. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Jalili appointed to the Expediency Council". Iran Daily Brief. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Sabet, Farzan (June 2013). "The Islamic Republic's political elite and Syria" (PDF). IranPolitik. Archived from the original (Special Report) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Iran's negotiator – rigid ideologue close to Khamenei Marcus George, Reuters, 25 February 2013
- ^ "Potential Candidates". Iran Election Watch. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "سعید جلیلی برای 1400؟". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "روزنامه آرمان ملی: "دولت سايه" از پاستور نميگذرد". www.pishkhan.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "با وزرای "دولت سایه" جلیلی آشنا شوید | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی انصاف نیوز". انصاف نیوز (in Persian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "دولت سایه یا دولت فشار؟/ سعید جلیلی به دنبال چیست؟". دیدبان ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "پیشنهاد "دولت سایه " سعید جلیلی اینبار به مجلس یازدهم". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "طرحی که با پیگیری جلیلی و دولت سایه، در مجلس لاریجانی تصویب و به دولت روحانی ابلاغ شد!". rajanews.com (in Persian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "توضیحات جلیلی درباره دولت سایه". www.tabnak.ir. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "انصراف سعید جلیلی از کاندیداتوری در صورت ثبتنام رئیسی". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "جلیلی نامزد پوششی رئیسی نیست". نامه نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "ببینید | زاکانی و جلیلی کاندیدای پوششی رئیسی در انتخابات هستند؟". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Biography: Jalili Parssea
- ^ "The 500 Most Influential Muslims" (PDF). Center of Muslim-Christian Understanding. 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "سعید جلیلی: محافظه کاری قتلگاه انقلاب است". IRIBnews.