Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

Government official in Iran

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

وزیر امور خارجه ایران

Incumbent
Abbas Araghchi

since 21 August 2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nominator| the President
Appointer| the Parliament
Formation| October 1821 (original)
April 1, 1979 (current form)
First holder| Neshat Esfahani
Website| www.mfa.gov.ir

Politics of Iran

Government of Islamic Republic of Iran

Leadership

* Supreme Leader

Ali Khamenei
* Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist

* * *

* Assembly of Experts

Chairman: Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani

Executive

* President (list)

Masoud Pezeshkian
* First Vice President (list)

Mohammad Reza Aref
* Supervisor of Presidential Administration

Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei
* Cabinet

Government of Masoud Pezeshkian

Legislative

* Islamic Consultative Assembly

Speaker: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
* Supreme Audit Court

* * *

* Guardian Council

Chairman: Ahmad Jannati

Judicial

* Chief Justice

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ezhe'i
* Attorney General

Mohammad Movahedi-Azad
* Supreme Court
* Islamic Revolutionary Court
* Special Clerical Court
* General Inspection Office
* High Council for Human rights
* Ministry of Justice

Supreme Councils

* Supreme National Security Council

Secretary: Ali Akbar Ahmadian
* Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution

* Expediency Discernment Council

Chairman: Sadeq Larijani

Local governments

* Municipality
* Secretary of state
* City Council

Elections

* Election Office
* Guardian Council

* * *

* Recent and future elections

* Presidential:
* 2021
* 2024

* Legislative:
* 2020
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* Experts:
* 2016
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* Local:
* 2021
* 2025

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Monarchism
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* Anti-capitalism
* Hossein Borujerdi
* Ahmad Fardid
* Islamic Government
* Ruhollah Khomeini
* Propaganda in Iran
* Ali Shariati
* Sayyid Qutb

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Abbas Araghchi

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Iran
* Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The office is currently held by Abbas Araghchi since 2024.

## List of ministers

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### Qajar Iran

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No.  | Name  | Took office  | Left office

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1  | Mirza Abdolvahab Khan Mo'tamed od-Dowleh Neshat | 1821  | 1823
2  | Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi | 1823  | 1834
3  | Mirza Ali Farahani | 1834  | 1835
4  | Mirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari | 1835  | 1838
5  | Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi | 1838  | 1846
| Hajj Mirza Aghasi
Acting Minister | 1846  | 1846
6  | Mirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari | 1846  | 1849
| Amir Kabir
Acting Minister | 1849  | 1851
7  | Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Shirazi | 18 July 1851  | 10 February 1852
8  | Mirza Saeed Khan Ansari | 1853  | 1873
9  | Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh | 11 December 1873  | 1880
10  | Mirza Saeed Khan Ansari | 1880  | 1884
11  | Mirza Mahmoud Khan Naser al Molk | 1884  | 1886
12  | Mirza Yahya Khan Moshir od-Dowleh | 5 February 1886  | 1 August 1887
13  | Mirza Abbas Khan Qavam od-Dowleh | 1887  | 29 June 1896
14  | Mirza Mohsen Khan Moshir od-Dowleh | 1886  | 1899
15  | Mirza Nasrullah Khan | 1899  | 1906
16  | Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh | 1906  | 15 September 1907
17  | Javad Sad od-Dowleh | 1907  | 1907
18  | Hussein Kuli Khan Nawab | 1910  | 1911
...  | ...  | ...  | ...

### Pahlavi Iran

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No.  | Name  | Took office  | Left office

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1  | Nosrat-ed-Dowleh | 1 October 1925  | 1 October 1938
2  | Ali Soheili | 1 October 1938  | 7 March 1939
3  | Mozaffar Alam | 7 March 1939  | 20 April 1943
4  | Hossein Ala' | 25 April 1943  | 2 March 1945
5  | Mahmoud Salehi | 2 March 1945  | 2 May 1945
6  | Mohsen Rais | 2 May 1945  | 4 May 1945
7  | Bagher Kazemi | 4 May 1945  | 7 April 1946
8  | Hossein Navab | 7 April 1946  | 13 January 1950
9  | Ali-Akbar Siassi | 13 January 1950  | 24 February 1950
10  | Hossein Navab | 24 February 1950  | 28 April 1951
11  | Bagher Kazemi | 28 April 1951  | 16 July 1952
12  | Hossein Navab | 21 July 1952  | 16 September 1952
13  | Hossein Fatemi | 16 September 1952  | 19 August 1953
14  | Abdol-Hossein Meftah | 23 August 1953  | 20 September 1953
15  | Abdullah Entezam | 20 September 1953  | 25 December 1955
16  | Ali-Gholi Ardalan | 25 December 1955  | 10 May 1958
17  | Ali-Asghar Hekmat | 10 May 1958  | 11 June 1959
18  | Djalal Abdoh | 13 June 1959  | 3 August 1959
19  | Abbas Aram | 3 August 1959  | 29 August 1960
20  | Yadallah Adhdi | 31 August 1960  | 21 February 1961
21  | Hossein Ghods-Nakhai
Acting Minister | 11 March 1961  | 31 March 1962
22  | Abbas Aram | 1 April 1962  | 12 January 1967
23  | Ardeshir Zahedi | 12 January 1967  | 12 September 1971
24  | Abbas Ali Khalatbari | 13 September 1971  | 16 September 1978
25  | Amir Khosrow Afshar | 16 September 1978  | 6 January 1979
26  | Ahmad Mirfendereski | 6 January 1979  | 11 February 1979

### Islamic Republic of Iran

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | Government

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Took office  | Left office  | Duration

| Karim Sanjabi
(1904–1995)| 11 February 1979| 1 April 1979[citation needed]| 49 days| NF| Interim Government

| Mehdi Bazargan
(1907–1995)
Acting| 1 April 1979| 12 April 1979| 11 days| FMI| Interim Government

| Ebrahim Yazdi
(1931–2017)| 12 April 1979| 12 November 1979| 214 days| FMI| Interim Government

| Abolhassan Banisadr
(1933–2021)
Acting| 12 November 1979| 29 November 1979| 17 days| Independent| Interim Government

| Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
(1936–1982)| 29 November 1979| 3 August 1980| 248 days| Independent| Interim Government

| Karim Khodapanahi
(born 1944[citation needed])
Acting| 3 August 1980| 11 March 1981| 220 days| FMI| Rajai

| Mohammad-Ali Rajai[citation needed]
(1933–1981)
Acting| 11 March 1981[citation needed]| 15 August 1981| 157 days| IRP| Rajai

| Mir-Hossein Mousavi
(born 1942)| 15 August 1981| 15 December 1981| 122 days| IRP| Rajai
Bahonar
Interim Government
Mousavi I

| Ali Akbar Velayati
(born 1945)| 15 December 1981| 20 August 1997| 15 years, 248 days| IRP| Mousavi I–II
Rafsanjani I–II

| Kamal Kharazi
(born 1944)| 20 August 1997| 24 August 2005| 8 years, 4 days| Independent| Khatami I–II

| Manouchehr Mottaki
(born 1953)| 24 August 2005| 13 December 2010| 5 years, 111 days| FFLIL| Ahmadinejad I–II

| Ali Akbar Salehi
(born 1949)
Acting| 13 December 2010| 30 January 2011| 48 days| Independent| Ahmadinejad II

| Ali Akbar Salehi
(born 1949)| 30 January 2011| 15 August 2013| 2 years, 197 days| Independent| Ahmadinejad II

| Mohammad Javad Zarif
(born 1960)| 15 August 2013| 25 August 2021| 8 years, 10 days| Independent| Rouhani I–II
10|

| Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
(1964–2024)| 25 August 2021| 19 May 2024| 2 years, 268 days| Independent| Raisi

| Ali Bagheri
(born 1967)
Acting| 20 May 2024| 21 August 2024| 93 days| Independent| Interim Government
11|

| Abbas Araghchi
(born 1960)| 21 August 2024| Incumbent| 151 days| Independent| Pezeshkian

## See also

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* Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Cabinet of Iran

## References

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## External links

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* Media related to Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran at Wikimedia Commons

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran

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* Ansari
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* Ansari
* Nasrullah Khan
* Nosrat-ed-Dowleh
* Soheili
* Alam
* Ala'
* Salehi
* Rais
* Kazemi
* Navab
* Fatemi
* Meftah
* Zahedi
* Entezam
* Ardalan
* Aram
* Sharif-Emami
* Ghods-Nakhaia
* Aram
* Zahedi
* Khalatbari
* Afshar
* Mirfendereski
* Sanjabi
* Bazargana
* Yazdi
* Banisadra
* Ghotbzadeh
* Khodapanahia
* Rajaia
* Mousavi
* Velayati
* Kharazi
* Mottaki
* Salehi
* Zarif
* Amir-Abdollahian
* Bagheria
* Araghchi

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Foreign relations of Iran

Africa|

* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Egypt
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Libya
* Morocco
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tunisia

Americas|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cuba
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* United States
* after 1979
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
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* Thailand
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* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
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Europe|

* Albania
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* Croatia
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* Denmark
* Finland
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* Germany
* Greece
* Holy See
* Hungary
* Italy
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* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

Former|

* Czechoslovakia
* Rome
* Yugoslavia

Multilateral relations|

* Arab League
* European Union
* NATO

Disputes|

* Nuclear program
* Views
* Iran–Israel proxy conflict
* Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
* Arab–Israeli alliance
* Sanctions
* U.S. sanctions

Related|

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Diplomatic missions of / in Iran
* Trade Promotion Organization of Iran
* Foreign direct investment in Iran
* Propaganda in Iran
* Iranian diaspora
* Ambassadors from Iran
* Foreign policy of the Masoud Pezeshkian administration

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Iran topics

History

Prehistory

Ancient|

| 3400–539 BC|

* Kura-Araxes culture (3400–2000 BC)
* Proto-Elamite civilization (3100–2700 BC)
* Elamite dynasties (2700–540 BC)
* Akkadian Empire (c.2334 BC–c.2154 BC)
* Lullubi (c.2300–675 BC)
* Kassites (c.1595–c.1155 BC)
* Kingdom of Mannai (10th–7th century BC)
* Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC)
* Urartu (860 BC–590 BC)
* Median Empire (678–549 BC)
* Scythian Kingdom (652–625 BC)
* Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 BC)

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550 BC–AD 224|

* Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC)
* Atropatene (c.323 BC–AD 226)
* Kingdom of Armenia (321 BC–AD 428)
* Kingdom of Cappadocia (320s BC–AD 17)
* Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC)
* Frataraka (c.295–220 BC)
* Kingdom of Pontus (281 BC–AD 62)
* Parthian Empire (247 BC–AD 224)
* Kings of Persis (after 132 BC–AD 224)

AD 224–651|

* Sasanian Empire (AD 224–651)

Medieval and
early modern|

| 632–1090|

* Rashidun Caliphate (632–661)
* Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
* Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258)
* Samanid dynasty (819–999)
* Tahirid dynasty (821–873)
* Alavid dynasty (864–928)
* Saffarid dynasty (861–1003)
* Ziyarid dynasty (931–1090)
* Buyid dynasty (934–1062)

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977–1432|

* Ghaznavid Empire (977–1186)
* Ghurid dynasty (1011–1215)
* Seljuk Empire (1037–1194)
* Anushtegin dynasty (1077–1231)
* Eldiguzids (1135/36-1225)
* Kart dynasty (1244–1381)
* Ilkhanate (1256–1335)
* Muzaffarid dynasty (1314–1393)
* Jalayirid Sultanate dynasty (1335–1432)
* Chobanid dynasty (1338–1357)

1370–1925|

* Timurid Empire (1370–1507)
* Qara Qoyunlu Turcomans (1374–1468)
* Aq Qoyunlu Turcomans (1378–1508)
* Safavid Empire (1501–1736)
* Afsharid Empire (1736–1796)
* Zand Dynasty (1751–1794)
* Qajar Empire (1789–1925)
* Khanates of the Caucasus (18th–20th centuries)
* Persian Constitutional Revolution (1905–1911)
* 1908 bombardment of the Majlis
* Kurdish separatism in Iran (1918–)
* 1921 Persian coup d'état
* Arab separatism in Khuzestan (1922–2020)

Modern|

| 1925–1979|

* Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)
* Shatt al-Arab dispute (1936–1975)
* Iran crisis of 1946
* Insurgency in Balochistan (1948–)
* 1949 Iranian Constituent Assembly election
* 1953 coup d'état
* Iranian revolution (1979)

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Islamic Republic
1979–present|

* History (1979–)
* Interim Government (1979)
* March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum
* 1979 Khuzestan insurgency
* Iran hostage crisis (1979–1981)
* December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum
* Iranian Embassy siege (1980)
* Nojeh coup plot (1980)
* Iran–Iraq War (1980–88)
* Interim Government of Iran (1981)
* 1987 Mecca incident
* Iran Air Flight 655 shootdown (1988)
* KDPI insurgency (1989–1996)
* PJAK conflict (2004–)
* 2009 Iranian presidential election protests
* Syrian civil war (2011–)
* International military intervention against the Islamic State (2014–)
* Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015)
* United States withdrawal (2018)
* 2017–2018 Iranian protests
* 2018–2019 Iranian general strikes and protests
* COVID-19 pandemic
* 2019 Sistan and Baluchestan protests
* 2019–2020 Iranian protests
* 2021 Sistan and Baluchestan protests
* 2021–2022 Iranian protests

See also|

* Ancient Persians
* Greater Iran
* Persianization
* Persianate society
* Turco-Persian
* Indo-Persian
* Iranic peoples
* languages
* Jiroft culture
* Aryans
* Azerbaijanis
* Peoples of the Caucasus
* Persians
* Monarchs of Persia
* Heads of state of Iran
* History of democracy in classical Iran
* Military history
* Electric history
* Years in Iran

Geography

* Borders
* Cities
* largest
* twin towns and sister cities
* Earthquakes
* Environmental issues
* Climate change
* Iranian Azerbaijan
* Iranian Balochistan
* Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
* Caucasus
* Iranian Kurdistan
* Iranian plateau
* Lake Urmia
* Islands
* Mountains
* Provinces
* Wildlife

Politics

| General|

* Censorship
* Constitution (Persian Constitutional Revolution)
* Corruption
* Elections (2009 presidential)
* Foreign relations
* Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
* Human rights
* Children's rights
* LGBT
* Women's rights
* Judicial system
* Military (Army
* Air Force
* Navy)
* Ministry of Intelligence
* Cyberwarfare
* Nuclear program (UN Security Council Resolution 1747)
* Political parties
* Principlists
* Propaganda
* Reformists
* Terrorism (state-sponsorship allegations)
* White Revolution (1963)
* Women's rights movement

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Councils|

* Assembly (or Council) of Experts
* Expediency Discernment Council
* Guardian Council
* Islamic Consultative Assembly (parliament)
* Local councils
* Supreme National Security Council

Officials|

* Ambassadors
* President
* Provincial governors
* Supreme Leader

Economy

| General|

* Bonyad (charitable trust)
* Brain drain
* Companies (Automotive industry)
* Child labour
* Corruption
* Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
* Economic history
* Economic Reform Plan
* Energy
* Environmental issues
* Foreign direct investment
* Intellectual property
* International oil bourse
* International rankings
* Iran and the World Trade Organization
* Taxation
* Main economic laws
* Economy of the Middle East
* Milad Tower and complex
* Military equipment manufactured
* Nuclear program (UN Security Council Resolution 1747)
* Privatization
* Rial (currency)
* Space Agency
* Setad
* Supreme Audit Court
* Tehran Stock Exchange
* Venture capital (Technology start-ups)

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Sectors|

* Agriculture (fruit)
* Banking and insurance
* Central Bank
* Shetab Banking System
* Construction
* Defense
* Health care (Pharmaceuticals)
* Industry
* Mining
* Petroleum (Anglo-Persian Oil Company)
* Telecommunications and IT (TCI)
* Transport (airlines
* metro
* railways
* shipping)
* Tourism

State-owned
companies|

* Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
* Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO)
* Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO)
* Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)
* National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
* National Development Fund

Places|

* Asaluyeh industrial corridor
* Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone
* Kish Island Free Trade Zone
* Research centers

Society

| Demographics|

| Languages|

* Persian (Farsi)
* Armenian
* Azerbaijani
* Kurdish
* Hebrew
* Georgian
* Neo-Aramaic
* Iranian languages

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Peoples|

* Iranian citizens (abroad)
* Ethnic minorities
* Armenians
* Assyrians
* Azerbaijanis
* Circassians
* Georgians
* Kurds
* Jews
* Turkmen

Religion|

* Islam
* Baháʼí Faith (persecution)
* Christianity
* Zoroastrians (persecution)
* Freedom of religion

Other|

* Corruption
* Crime
* Education (higher
* Intellectual movements
* scientists and scholars
* universities)
* International rankings
* Nationality
* Water supply and sanitation
* Women

Culture|

* Architecture (Achaemenid
* architects)
* Art (modern / contemporary)
* Astronomy
* Blogs
* Calendars (Persian New Year (Nowruz))
* Fashion
* Chicago Persian antiquities dispute
* Cinema
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* newspapers)
* Mythology
* National Jewels
* National symbols (Imperial Anthem)
* Opium consumption
* Persian gardens
* Persian name
* Philosophy
* Public holidays
* Scouting
* Sport (football)

Music|

* Folk
* Jazz
* Pop
* Rap and hip-hop
* Rock
* Traditional
* Ey Iran

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