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Ramin Mehmanparast ( fa, رامین مهمانپرست) is an Iranian diplomat, the former spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry and the former ambassador to
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. He was the deputy
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, the head of the "Center for Public Diplomacy & Media" and the spokesperson of the
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from 31 October 2009 until his resignation on 11 May 2013. He was also the ambassador of Iran to
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from 1996 to 2000 and
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from 2004 to 2009. After the December 2012
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in the United States, Mehmanparast expressed his condolences to the American people and the victims' families. Mehmanparast was nominated for 2013 presidential election on 11 May 2013 and left his position as the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry on the same day. He withdrew from his nomination on 19 May 2013.


Marriage

He married Iranian actress
Maryam Kavyani Maryam Kavyani ( fa, مریم کاویانی; born June 22, 1970) is an Iranian actress. Biography Maryam Kavyani was born in Ahvaz to Baboli parents. She lives at present in Tehran. Ms Kavyani has a postgraduate degree in nursing and before e ...
in October 2018.


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رامین مهمانپرست سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه شد
''Mardomsalari Newspaper'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehmanparast, Ramin Living people Iranian diplomats Spokespersons for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran 1960 births