Kamal Kharazi
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| Kamal Kharazi | |
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| Kharazi (left) metting with Vladimir Putin (right) | |
| 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Velayati |
| Succeeded by | Manouchehr Mottaki |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
| In office 12 April 1989 – 30 August 1997 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nabavi |
| Succeeded by | Sadegh Kharazi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1944 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Reformist |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran University of Houston |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Seyed Kamal Kharazi (Persian: کمال خرازی, born 1 December 1944) is an Iranian politician and diplomat who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 20, 1997 to August 24, 2005[1] as appointed by President Mohammad Khatami serving for eight years. He was replaced by Manouchehr Mottaki, as appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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[edit] Early life
For several years Kharazi has presented the official Iranian position on TV and at university campuses in the United States and Europe, and has written extensively on foreign policy issues. He had extensive experience in guiding the media during the early days of Iran's Iranian Revolution.
From July, 1980 to September, 1989, he was the President of the Islamic Republic News Agency. On September 18, 1980, the Iran–Iraq War broke out, and Kharazi served as a member of the Supreme Defense Council of Iran and headed the War Information Headquarters for most of the war (September, 1980 to September, 1988).
During the first months after the Iranian Revolution, Kharazi served as the Vice President of Iranian National Television (March to August, 1979) for the new Islamic state. He then served as the Vice Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (August, 1979 to March, 1980) and as the Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (August, 1979 to July, 1981).
[edit] Political career
He got his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, and after receiving his master's degree in education at the University of Tehran, he spent a year (1975–1976) as teaching fellow at the University of Houston, where he received a doctorate in education (1976) before returning to Iran. He has been a Professor of Management and Educational Psychology at Tehran University since 1983. Kharazi was a founding member of the Islamic Research Institute in London.
Kharazi has held a number of governmental, diplomatic and academic posts and headed Iranian delegations at numerous international conferences, most importantly at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
Previously, he represented Iran at the United Nations, from 1989 to 1997. He is trained as an educator, and experienced in the news media.
[edit] Personal life
He has written or translated a number of textbooks and articles on education and management.
[edit] References
- ^ John F. Burns; Terence Neilan (17 May 2005). "Iranian Envoy in Iraq for Talks, as Rebels Battle U.S. Gunships". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/17/international/middleeast/17cnd-iraq.html. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad Nabavi |
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations 1989-1997 |
Succeeded by Sadegh Kharazi |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ali Akbar Velayati |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1997-2005 |
Succeeded by Manouchehr Mottaki |
