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Hossein Ghods-Nakhai

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Hossein Ghods-Nakhai, as Iranian ambassador to Japan

Hossein Ghods-Nakhaï (Template:PerB), (Dates unknown?) was an Iranian poet, politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat.


He was the son of the Iranian cleric, Hajj Agha Hasan Nakhai, originally from Hezar-Jarib in the Mazandaran provice. Like his father, Hossein's surname was initially Nakhai. In his youth, he was the editor of a literature magazine, called Ghods, and so became known as "Mr. Ghods" to everyone. He then added the word Ghods to his surname.

He held the position of the minister of foreign affairs between 1961 and 1963. Before that he was ambassador to Baghdad, London and Washington (during John F. Kennedy administration). Afterwards, he was appointed as the minister of the royal court, after which he became the ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican). He was also the president of the commission

He was the chairman of the committee that negotiated with the USSR on return to Iran of gold deposited with the government of the Tsar.