Marzieh Afkham

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Marzieh Afkham
Marzieh Afkham in 2015.jpg
Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
1 December 2015 – 15 November 2019
PresidentHassan Rouhani
MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded byJalal Firouznia
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 September 2013[1] – 8 November 2015
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAbbas Araghchi
Succeeded by
Personal details
BornDecember 1962/January 1963 (age 59)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
NationalityIranian
Alma materAllameh Tabatabaei University[1]
Islamic Azad University[1]

Marzieh Afkham (Persian: مرضیه افخم) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the ambassador to Malaysia for four years.

She is former spokeswoman and head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[2] the first female spokesperson for the ministry.[3] On 8 November 2015 was appointed as ambassador to Malaysia, becoming the first female Iranian ambassador since the 1979 revolution[4] and the second in history after Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hamshahri
  2. ^ "Spokeswoman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy". Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  3. ^ "Iran appoints first female foreign ministry spokeswoman". CNN. 4 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Iran appoints first female ambassador since 1979 revolution; she will head Malaysia embassy". The Straits Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. ^ CONOR GAFFEY (11 November 2015). "IRAN APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE AMBASSADOR SINCE 1979 ISLAMIC REVOLUTION". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
2013–2015 		Succeeded by


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