Ali Saeedi Shahroudi
- Head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection Organisation, National (20 Nov 1984 - 7 Mar 1994)
- Deputy representative of the Supreme Leader in the IRGC, National (2001 - Jan 2005)
- Representative of the Supreme Leader in the IRGC, National (22 Jan 2005 - 4 Mar 2018)
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of peaceful protesters (2009) read more
- Institution
- Supreme Leader's Representatives
- Location
- (National)
- Rights Violated
- Right to a fair trial, Right to freedom from torture, Right to freedom of assembly, Right to life
- Description
Ali Saeedi Shahroudi, as Ali Khamenei's representative in the Revolutionary Guards, has played a key role in conveying the orders of the leader to the IRGC, and in the severe repression and widespread violation of the rights of protesters against the results of 2009 elections.
Following the announcement of the results of the 10th presidential election in Iran and the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widespread peaceful protests against fraud were held in Iranian cities. The protests was brutally suppressed by the riot police, the IRGC and the Basij, killing at least 70 people, injuring thousands, and leading to widespread detentions and the deaths of several detainees as a result of torture.
Ali Saeedi Shahroudi is also responsible for the IRGC interfering in the presidential election and violating the right to self-determination of voters. Two weeks after the election, Saeedi, in a speech to IRGC commanders, in addition to reaffirming fraud in the 2009 election, exposed the IRGC's role in the election fraud. In this video, Saeedi explicitly expresses the IRGC's concern about the election results and the IRGC's role and ability to change political equations.
- Sources
Video of Ali Saeedi Shahroudi's speech in front of IRGC commanders, Chamran News, 2013
Deciphering the speech of representative of the Supreme Leader in the IRGC as to motivation behind the coup d'etat of 2009: The satisfaction of the Supreme Leader and God was in Ahmadinejad's victory, Kaleme website, 2014
- Human Rights Violation: Participation in the suppression of peaceful protesters (2009) read more
- Deputy Head of the Islamic Propaganda Organisation, National (Unknown)
- Head of the Political and Ideological Office of the Commander in Chief, National (4 Mar 2018 - present)
On 25April, 2012, the European Union placed seventeen Iranian officials on the human rights sanctions list, including Ali Saeedi Shahroudi, for their role in widespread and gross violations of the rights of Iranian citizens. According to the decision, Saeedi will be barred from entering the EU and his assets will be confiscated in Europe. According to the EU statement, Saeedi was sanctioned for "his role in conveying the orders of the Islamic Republic's leader to the Revolutionary Guards' repression apparatus."