Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

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Coordinates: 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارت امور خارجه
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Ministry Building
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Agency overview
Formed 1819
Jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Iran
Headquarters Bagh-e Melli, Tehran
Minister responsible Ali Akbar Salehi
Website
Official Website

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجهVezârat-e Omur-e Khâreje) is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs' is the cabinet member in charge of the ministry.

The first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran was Mo'tamed od-Dowleh Neshat, who served between 1911 and 1924. The incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs is Ali Akbar Salehi, who was appointed on 13 December 2010 after the abrupt dismissal of Manouchehr Mottaki during a trip to Africa.

Ramin Mehmanparsat is the current spokesman.

Foreign Ministry entrance, 1904
Foreign Ministry building, 1926

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