The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( fa, وزارت امور خارجه, Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an

Iranian government The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Neẓām-e jomhūrī-e eslāmi-e Irān, known simply as ''Neẓām'' ( fa, نظام, lit=the system) among its supporters) is the ruling state a ...

ministry headed by the

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Hossein Amir-Abdollahian ( fa, حسین امیرعبداللهیان; born 1964) is an Iranian politician, diplomat and current foreign minister of Iran. He was formerly the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs from 2011 to 2016. ...

, who was approved by the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

on 25 August 2021 after being nominated by the President.

Ministers and officials

The first minister of foreign affairs of

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 ...

was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is

, 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 —

* Deputy for Political Affairs —

Ali Bagheri Ali Bagheri Kani ( fa, علی باقری کنی; born October 1967 in Kan, Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is the current political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, since September 2021. He was Deputy Secretary of Iran's Sup ...

* 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, which had previously been carried out by the Supreme National Security Council.

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

References

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Foreign relations of Iran Ministries established in 1821

Ministers and officials

Assigned activities

Building

See also

References