Zolqadr replaces Larijani in Supreme National Security Council

TABNAK, Mar. 24 - Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr was appointed as the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

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Date: 24 March 2026 - 21:27

Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr was appointed as the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani who was martyred in an Israeli attack last week.

Mohammad Mahdi Tabatabaei, the deputy for information at the Office of the Iranian President, announced on Tuesday, March 24, that Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been appointed as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council with the approval and consent of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei and by the decree of President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Zolqadr used to serve as the secretary of the Expediency Council.