Ali Mahammadali oglu Hasanov (Azerbaijani: Əli Məhəmmədəli oğlu Həsənov) (born March 3, 1960) is an Azerbaijani politician and historian, professor, who served as an assistant to the President for Public and Political Issues and Head of Department of Public and Political Issues, Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic.

[2][3] Hasanov was known for his nationalist-tinged vitriol against government opponents, which he labeled “anti-national elements” or “foreign anti-Azerbaijan forces.” One of his most common targets was foreign-funded democracy promotion efforts, which “mislead some of our young people to act against the state, funded from various filthy sources which push them to act in an unhealthy, anti-national way,” he told a pro-government youth group in 2013.

[4] Ambassador of the United States of America in the Republic of Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse in her dispatch to the State Department described him as "Hasanov is a blunt instrument, not a visionary thinker" In 2020 Azerbaijani media sources wrote about links of Ali Hasanov and his son Shamkhal Hasanli with FETO organization.

[8][9][10] In March 2010, Hasanov was awarded with Vətənə xidmətə görə (For Service to the Motherland) medal by the President Ilham Aliyev.

[11] In his interview to BBC Azerbaijan on June 27, 2014 Ali Hasanov confirmed that is proud for business of his family members.