Ali Bagheri

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Ali Bagheri
Born
Ali Bagheri Kani

October 1967 (1967-10) (age 56)
Kan (Village), Tehran, Pahlavi Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationEconomy
Alma materImam Sadiq University
Parent
RelativesMohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (uncle)

Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: 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 Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013 and currently serves as advisor at the council.[1] He was also chairman of Saeed Jalili's presidential campaign in 2013 presidential election. He is the son of Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri, a former member of the Assembly of Experts and also nephew of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. He has been a diplomat since 1990.[2]

Kani was the lead negotiator in the mediation between Iran and the United States in the September 2023 prisoner release deal.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ علی باقری
  2. ^ SNSC members
  3. ^ Salari, Fatemeh (2023-09-19). "Qatar says prisoner swap could pave way for better understanding between Iran-US". Doha News. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ Hafezi, Parisa; Mills, Andrew (2023-09-11). "Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
Political offices
Preceded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs'
Director General of Central and Northern Europe

2006–2008
Succeeded by
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New title Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs
Acting

2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs
2021–present
Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded byas Vice Secretariat for International Affairs Vice Secretariat of Supreme National Security Council
for Foreign policy and International security

2008–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mehdi Bokharaei-Zadeh
as Director of Foreign policy Affairs
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Senior Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue
2008–2013
Succeeded byas Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
for Legal and International Affairs
Preceded by Head of Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Follow-up Commission
2021–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
New title Campaign manager of Saeed Jalili
2013
Succeeded by
Mahdi Tajrishi
Legal offices
Preceded by Vice Chief Justice for International Affairs
Secretary of High Council for Human Rights

2019–2021
Succeeded by