Ali Shamkhani (علی شمخانی) (born 1955) is an Iranian Rear Admiral and politician. He was the Minister of Defense from August 19, 1997 until August 24, 2005 and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar.
He is born in 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, he earned a B.S. degree in Agriculture from Jondishapur University, followed by Master's degree from Iran's Army Command Headquarters some years later.
Shamkhani is the editing translator of two volumes in strategic management. He is also author of several papers and articles on the Persian Gulf, regional crises, and political strategic topics.
Shortly before and during the 1978/1979 revolution, he was, like Mohsen Rezai and Gholāmḥusayn Ṣefātī-Dezfūlī, a member of the radical group "Mansuran," which assassinated Iranian and foreign leaders in the oil industry.
He is advisor to Iran's head of the Center for Strategic Research in Tehran, and was responsible for drawing up the research system for the national strategic security team at the aforementioned institute.
Two of his brothers, Mohammad and Hamid, were killed (martyrs in Iran) in combat against the Iraqi army during Iran Iraq war.
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