Alexey Yurievich Dedov (russian: Алексе́й Ю́рьевич Де́дов) (born 26 September 1960) is a Soviet-
Russia
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n diplomat who served as
Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan between 2013 and 2019.
He often penned articles in ''
The Express Tribune
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'' since 2015.
Biography
Dedov studied at
, graduating in 1982 and joining the
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that year. He had several assignments both within the Foreign Ministry, and abroad with Russian diplomatic missions.
From 2004 until 2009 he was the Deputy Head of Mission of the Russian Embassy in Iran. He then served as a Head of Division in the Second Asian Department from 2009 to 2010 and then as Deputy Director of the department from January 2010 until December 2013. From December 14 , 2013 to April 11 , 2019 , he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and
presented his credentials to President
Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain ( ur, ; 22 December 1941 – 14 July 2021) was a Pakistani politician and industrialist who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. He was first appointed Governor of Sindh in June 1999 by President Rafiq ...
on 27 February 2014.
He was relieved as ambassador on 11 April 2019. In 2019-2022 — Deputy Director of the Second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. On 8 September 2022, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Diplomatic rank
*Was given the rank of the Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 2nd class on 29 December 2006
*Was advanced to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1st class on 21 July 2015
References
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1960 births
Living people
Soviet diplomats
Ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan
Ambassadors of Russia to Iran
Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
Russian expatriates in Pakistan