Ali Akbar Velayati ( Persian : علی‌اکبر ولایتی English pronunciation ⓘ ; born 24 June 1945) is an Iranian principlist politician and physician . He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council . Velayati is a distinguished professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , senior adviser to the Supreme Leader in international affairs and head of the board of founders and the board of trustees of the Islamic Azad University .