Ali Akbar Jamshidi, better known as Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri, was born on 14 October 1944 in the northern Iranian city of Noor, Mazandaran Province. Over the past five decades, he has been one of the most prominent conservative clerics and politicians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Known for his dual roles as a religious scholar and a political leader, Nateq Nouri’s career spans from the revolutionary struggles before 1979 to his advisory position under the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, beginning in June 1990.
Throughout his career, Nateq Nouri has held key governmental positions, including Minister of Interior (1982–1995) and Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) during its fourth and fifth terms (1992–1999). He also served as Head of the Inspection Office of the Supreme Leader between 1989 and 2001, one of the most sensitive oversight bodies in the Iranian political system. Despite losing to Seyyed Mohammad Khatami in the 1997 presidential election, Nateq Nouri remains a figure whose influence and legacy are deeply intertwined with the evolution of the Islamic Republic’s political institutions.
