Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi, GCVO (Persian: اردشیر زاهدی; 16 October 1928 – 18 November 2021) was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as the country's foreign minister from 1966 to 1971, and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s.
Ardeshir Zahedi | |
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Zahedi in 1968 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 January 1966 – 12 September 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Abbas Aram |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Ali Khalatbari |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United States | |
| In office 7 March 1973 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Amir Aslan Afshar |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Haeri Yazdi |
| In office 16 March 1960 – 3 March 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Gholi Ardalan |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Ghods-Nakhai |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Rais |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Aram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1928 Tehran, Persia (now Iran) |
| Died | 18 November 2021 (aged 93) Montreux, Switzerland |
| Spouse |
Shahnaz Pahlavi
(m. 1957; div. 1964) |
| Children | Zahra Mahnaz Zahedi |
| Parent(s) | Fazlollah Zahedi Khadijeh Pirnia |
| Alma mater | Utah State University |
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