Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
Coordinates: 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E
وزارت امور خارجه | |
Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | October 15, 1821[1] |
Jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Headquarters | National Garden, Tehran |
Employees | 3,518 (2019)[2] |
Annual budget | 31.4 billion Iranian Rial (2021) [3] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | mfa.gov.ir |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه, romanized: 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 , 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 — Reza Najafi
- Deputy for Economic Diplomacy Affairs — Mehdi Safari
- Deputy for Consular, Parliament and Iranians Affairs — Kazem Sajjadi
- Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs — Mohammad Fathali
- Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy — Saeed Khatibzadeh
- Head of the Center for Political and International Studies — Mohammad Hassan Sheykholeslami
- 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
Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
Shahrbani Palace
One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
Entrance of the 8th building
Entrance of the Main building
United Nations street
See also[]
- Politics of Iran
- Foreign relations of Iran
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
- Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran)
References[]
- ^ "تاریخ وزارت امور خارجه ایران". Tebyan (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Tasnim News
- ^ "افزایش بودجه وزارت خارجه/ رشد ۷۶ درصدی اعتبارات دستگاه دیپلماسی". Mehr News (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- 1821 establishments in Iran
- Government ministries of Iran
- Foreign affairs ministries
- Foreign relations of Iran
- Ministries established in 1821