Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (Persian: حسین امیرعبداللهیان; born 23 April 1964) is an Iranian politician, diplomat and current foreign minister of Iran. He was formerly the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs from 2011 to 2016.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian | |
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حسین امیرعبداللهیان | |
Abdollahian in 2023 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Javad Zarif |
| Ambassador of Iran to Bahrain | |
| In office 21 August 2007 – 4 September 2010 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Farazmand |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Aghajafari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1964 Damghan, Semnan Province, Imperial State of Iran |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Alma mater | School of International Relations (BA) University of Tehran (MA, PhD) |
He was special aide to the speaker of the Iranian Parliament on international affairs, Director General of International Affairs of the Islamic Consultative Assembly from the presidency of Ali Larijani to the presidency of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Managing Director of Palestine Strategic Dialogue Quarterly.
He was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister during the ministry of Ali Akbar Salehi, which was retained in the first three years of Mohammad Javad Zarif's ministry. He is currently professor at the Foreign Ministry's School of International Relations.
After the implicit resignation of Zarif, the name of Amir-Abdollahian was mentioned by some media outlets as one of the candidates for the post of minister, who was close to Ali Larijani, the speaker of the then Iranian parliament.