Mousa Chegini ( fa, موسی چگینی) is an Iranian
diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...
and
politician.
Chegini was among the Iranian officials captured by American militants in the
US raid on the Iranian consular office in Arbil. He was released after 305 days on November 9, 2007.
"The release followed a careful review of individual records to determine if they posed a security threat to
Iraq" the American officials said in a statement.
The United States formerly accused Mousa Chegini and several other Iranian diplomats of being behind terrorist activity in Iraq.
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Iranian politicians
Iranian diplomats
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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