Hossein Ghods-Nakhai
Hossein Ghods-Nakhaï (Template:PerB), (?-1977) was an Iranian poet, politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat.
Family background
He was the son of the Iranian cleric, Hajj Agha Hasan Nakhai, originally from Hezar-Jarib in the Mazandaran province. 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.
Diplomatic and political career
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). He can be seen behind president Kennedy in this video [1]. Afterwards, he was appointed as the minister of the royal court, a post he held until 1968. Later he became the ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican).
He was the chairman of the committee that negotiated with the USSR on return to Iranian gold deposited with the government of the Tsar.
Literery life
He wrote extensive volumes of poetry (including his Rubaiyat), and prose (including "Trail lost in heaven").