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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

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35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارت امور خارجه
Logo of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace)
Agency overview
FormedOctober 15, 1821; 203 years ago (1821-10-15) [1]
JurisdictionIslamic Republic of Iran
HeadquartersNational Garden, Tehran
Employees3,518 (2019)[2]
Annual budget31.4 billion Iranian Rial (2021) [3]
Minister responsible
Websitemfa.gov.ir

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Template:Lang-fa 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 Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was approved by the Parliament on 25 August 2021 after being nominated by the President.

Ministers and officials

The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was appointed on 25 August 2021 to succeed Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs — Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
  • Deputy for Political Affairs — Ali Bagheri
  • Deputy for Legal & International Affairs — Mohsen Baharvand
  • Deputy for Economic Diplomacy Affairs — Mehdi Safari
  • Deputy for Consular, Parliament and Iranians Affairs — Kazem Sajjadi
  • Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs — Mohammad Fath-ali
  • Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy — Saeed Khatibzadeh
  • Head of the Center for Political and International Studies — Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour
  • The Minister Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs — Ali Asghar Khaji

Assigned activities

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

The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939.[5]

  • Minister's office
    Minister's office
  • Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
    Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
  • Shahrbani Palace
    Shahrbani Palace
  • One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
    One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
  • Entrance of the 8th building
    Entrance of the 8th building
  • Entrance of the Main building
    Entrance of the Main building
  • United Nations street
    United Nations street

See also

References

  1. ^ "تاریخ وزارت امور خارجه ایران". Tebyan (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Tasnim News
  3. ^ "افزایش بودجه وزارت خارجه/ رشد ۷۶ درصدی اعتبارات دستگاه دیپلماسی". Mehr News (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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