The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( fa, وزارت امور خارجه, Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an
Iranian government ministry headed by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was approved by the
Parliament on 25 August 2021 after being nominated by the
President.
Ministers and officials
The first minister of foreign affairs of
Iran was
Mirza Abdulvahab Khan
Mirza may refer to:
* Mirza, Kamrup, town in Assam, India
* Mirza (name), historical royal title & noble
* ''Mirza'', the genus of giant mouse lemur
* "Mirza", song by Nino Ferrer
* ''Mirza – The Untold Story'', Punjabi action romance film wri ...
, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was appointed on 25 August 2021 to succeed
Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:
* Minister of Foreign Affairs —
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
* Deputy for Political Affairs —
Ali Bagheri
* Deputy for Legal & International Affairs — Reza Najafi
* Deputy for Economic Diplomacy Affairs — Mehdi Safari
* Deputy for Consular, Parliament and Iranians Affairs — Alireza Bigdeli
* Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs — Mohammad Fathali
*
Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy —
Nasser Kanaani
* Head of the
Center for Political and International Studies — Mohammad Hassan Sheykholeslami
* The Minister Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs — Ali Asghar Khaji
Assigned activities
Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the
Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; fa, برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک , barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (, ''BARJAM'')), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear ...
, which had previously been carried out by the
Supreme National Security Council
Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; fa, شورای عالی امنیت ملی ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current ...
.
Building
The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939.
File:Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs building.jpg, Minister's office
File:FM.IRAN.jpg, Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
File:Ministery of Foreign Affairs.JPG, Shahrbani Palace
File:MFA IRAN.JPG, One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
File:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.jpg, Entrance of the 8th building
File:Kakh Shahrbani Bagh-e Melli.jpg, Entrance of the Main building
File:IRAN.FM.jpg, United Nations street
See also
*
Politics of Iran
*
Foreign relations of Iran
*
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
*
References
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1821 establishments in Iran
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