Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
Coordinates: 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E
| وزارت امور خارجه | |
 Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1821 |
| Jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | National Garden, Tehran |
| Employees | 3518 (2019)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mfa.gov.ir |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was approved by the Parliament on 15 August 2013 after being nominated by the President.
Ministers and officials[edit]
The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was appointed on 15 August 2013 to succeed Ali Akbar Salehi.
The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs — Mohammad Javad Zarif
- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs — Morteza Sarmadi
- Deputy for Legal & International Affairs — Abbas Araghchi
- Deputy for Administrative & Executive Affairs — Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi
- Deputy for Arab-African Affairs — Hossein Jaberi Ansari
- Deputy for European & American Affairs — Majid Takht-Ravanchi
- Deputy for Parliamentary & Iranian Affairs — Hassan Ghashghavi
- Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy — Abbas Mousavi
- Deputy for Asia & Pacific Affairs — Ebrahim Rahimpour
- Head of the Center for International Education and Research — Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour
- Director-General for Political Affairs and International Security Affairs - Hamid Baeidinejad[2][3]
Assigned activities[edit]
Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program, which had previously been carried out by the Supreme National Security Council.[4]
Building[edit]
The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939.[5]
Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
Entrance of the 8th building
Entrance of the Main building
Entrance of the main building
United Nations street, where the main building is placed and Bagh Melli entrance
United Nations street
Bagh-Melli in 2011
Shahrbani Palace at the eastern of Mashgh square
An old painting of Mashgh square
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References[edit]
- ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Tasnim News
- ^ "Who is Baeidinejad?". Khabar Online. hypermedia. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Karami, Arash (28 April 2016). "Who's to blame for US seizure of $2 billion in Iranian assets?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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