Supreme National Security Council


Supreme National Security Council is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of which is Rear Admiral Upper Half Ali Shamkhani. He was appointed to position of secretary by the president Hassan Rouhani On 10 September 2013.
The council was formed for the protection and support of national interests and Islamic revolution and territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the country. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution.
The responsibilities of the council are defined by the constitution as:
  1. Determining the defense and national security policies of the country within the framework of general policies determined by the Leader.
  2. Coordination of political activities, intelligence, social, cultural and economic fields relating to general policies of defense and national security.
  3. Exploitation of material and intellectual resources of the country for facing the internal and external threats.

    Composition

This National Security Council is mandated by Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran to be presided over by the president of the country. The president selects the secretary of the Supreme council. The decisions of the Council are effective after the confirmation by the Supreme Leader. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Supreme National Security Council are at the top of the foreign policy decisions process.

Nuclear policy

Supreme National Security Council formulates the country's nuclear policy. The nuclear policies formulated by the council would become effective if they are confirmed by the Supreme Leader. The secretary of the Supreme council was the chief nuclear negotiator of Iran until 5 September 2013 when responsibility for nuclear talks was assigned to the ministry of foreign affairs.

List of Secretaries

Members

As of 2019, following members are:
#AppointerEx officio membercurrent officeholderPosition in the Supreme Council
1Popular electionPresidentHassan RouhaniChairman
2Indirect electionSpeaker of the ParliamentMohammad Bagher GhalibafMember
3Supreme LeaderChief JusticeEbrahim RaisiMember
4Supreme Leader:Category:Representatives of the Supreme Leader|Supreme Leader Representatives Ali ShamkhaniSecretary
5Supreme Leader:Category:Representatives of the Supreme Leader|Supreme Leader RepresentativesSaeed JaliliMember
6Supreme LeaderChief of the General Staff Mohammad BagheriMember
7Supreme LeaderChief of the Army Abdolrahim MousaviMember
8Supreme LeaderChief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein SalamiMember
9PresidentMinister of Foreign AffairsMohammad Javad ZarifMember
10PresidentMinister of the InteriorAbdolreza Rahmani FazliMember
11PresidentMinister of IntelligenceMahmoud AlaviMember
12PresidentHead of Management and Planning OrganizationMohammad Bagher NobakhtMember
13PresidentMinister related with the Subject of Agenda of the CouncilOther Cabinet MinistersTemporary member