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Type
Person
Name
Ali Shamkhani
Also known as
Ali Shamkani · Ali Shamkhani · Ali Shankhani · SHAMKHANI, Ali · Ali Shamkhani Khuzestani · علی شمخانی
Script aliases
PERSIAN / ARABIC SCRIPT
شمخانی، علی
علی شمخانی
علی شمخانی
علی شمخانی
علی شمخانی
HEBREW SCRIPT
עלי שמח’אני
CYRILLIC SCRIPT
Али Шамхани (Russian)
Алі Шамхані (Ukrainian)
Алі Шамхані (Ukrainian)
OTHER SCRIPTS
Ալի Շամխանի (Armenian)
アリー・シャムハーニー (Japanese)
アリー・シャムハーニー (Japanese)
Date of birth
4 September 1955
Place of birth
Khuzestan, Iran
Gender
Male
Citizenship
🇮🇷 Iran (IR)
Nationality
Iranian
Occupation
Military Officer · Politician
Position
Secretary, Supreme National Security Council of Iran (2013–2023)
Former Minister of Defense (1997–2005) · Former Commander, IRGC Navy
First name
Ali · علی
Last name
Shamkhani · Shamkani · شمخانی
OFAC ID
26351
· Program IRAN
· Program IRAN
Program IDs
US-IRAN
CA-IRAN
CH-IRAN
UK-IRAN
CA-IRAN
CH-IRAN
UK-IRAN
Risk categories
• Sanctions
• PEP
• PEP
Positions & Designations
•
Political Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran
May 2023 – present
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
•
Member, Expediency Discernment Council
May 2023 – present
Expediency Discernment Council of Iran
•
Secretary, Supreme National Security Council
2013 – 2023
Supreme National Security Council of Iran
•
Head, Iran’s National Defense Council
Historical position
Iran’s National Defense Council
•
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics
1997 – 2005
Government of Iran
Linked Entities
Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani
Relation: Son
US DoJ — Civil Forfeiture
Subject of US Department of Justice civil forfeiture complaints. Also recorded as Hossein Shamkhani / حسین شمخانی in source data.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Relation: Military Branch
Sanctioned Entity
Sanctions
🇺🇸 United States — OFAC (IRAN-EO13876)
Active
Sanctioning Authority
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Program
IRAN-EO13876 — Iran Executive Order 13876
Listing ID
26351
Listed On
January 2020 (SAM: 10 January 2020)
List
OFAC SDN List
Secondary Sanctions
Subject to Secondary Sanctions
Also listed on US SAM Procurement Exclusions (TREAS-OFAC Reciprocal program), listed 10 January 2020. Designated under Executive Order 13876 for involvement with the Iranian government in a senior national security role.
🇨🇦 Canada — Global Affairs Canada
Active
Sanctioning Authority
Global Affairs Canada
Program
CA – SEMA – Iran
Sanction Types
Asset Freeze · Travel ban
Designated for gross and systematic human rights violations and breaches of international peace and security in his role as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. Listed under Canada’s Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) Iran regulations.
Database Coverage
Sanctions
Listed
Listed
PEP Level 1
Listed
Listed
PEP Level 2
Listed
Listed
PEP
Listed
Listed
PEP Level 3
Not Listed
Not Listed
PEP Level 4
Not Listed
Not Listed
Warnings & Regulatory Enforcement
Not Listed
Not Listed
Special Interest Entity (SIE)
Not Listed
Not Listed
Special Interest Person (SIP)
Not Listed
Not Listed
Fitness & Probity
Not Listed
Not Listed
Insolvency
Not Listed
Not Listed
Relatives & Close Associates (RCA)
Not Listed
Not Listed
Sources
🇺🇸
US Department of the Treasury / OFAC — SDN and Blocked Persons List
IRAN-EO13876 designation. Listing ID 26351. Listed January 2020. Subject to secondary sanctions under Executive Order 13876.
🇺🇸
United States Department of Justice
Official press releases on enforcement actions, including civil forfeiture complaints naming Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.
🇨🇦
Global Affairs Canada — Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions
Canada SEMA Iran program. Asset freeze and travel ban for gross and systematic human rights violations and breaches of international peace and security.
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Al-Monitor (via AML Watcher Internal Database)
News media and political intelligence sourced via the AML Watcher Internal Database. AML Watcher is not responsible for the content of third-party sources.
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Wikipedia / Wikidata — List of Positions of Authority
Structured biographical data; PEP classification source for senior governmental and advisory roles.