Saeed Jalili

Saeed Jalili is an Iranian hardline politician who served as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013, appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was Iran's chief nuclear negotiator during that period, taking a confrontational stance toward Western powers. He ran unsuccessfully in the 2013 presidential election and was a leading candidate in the 2024 snap presidential election, finishing second to Masoud Pezeshkian in the runoff. He is closely aligned with the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability and was endorsed by Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi. He lost part of his right leg during the Iran–Iraq War.