Mohsen Rais
Mohsen Rais | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1950–1951 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
In office 1942–1942 | |
Monarch | Rezā Shāh |
Ambassador of Iran to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1961–1962 | |
Preceded by | Hossein Ghods-Nakhai |
Succeeded by | Ardeshir Zahedi |
In office 1947–1950 | |
Preceded by | Hassan Taqizadeh |
Succeeded by | Ali Soheili |
Ambassador of Iran to Iraq | |
In office 1943–1947 | |
Preceded by | Mussa Nuri Esfandiary |
Succeeded by | Muhammed Shayesta |
Personal details | |
Born | 1896 Tehran[citation needed] |
Died | 1975[citation needed] |
Alma mater | University of Geneva |
Mohsen Rais (Persian: محسن رئیس; 1896[1]–1975[citation needed]) was an Iranian diplomat and served as foreign minister and as ambassador during the Pahlavi era.
Early life and education[]
Rais was born in 1896 in Tehran.[citation needed] His father was Zahir ol-Mulk.[citation needed] He was a graduate of the University of Geneva.[citation needed]
Career[]
Rais joined the Iranian foreign ministry in 1919. He served as a counsellor in Paris from 1930 to 1933.[citation needed] He was named director of the League of Nations and treaty department in the ministry in 1933 and was in office until 1935.[citation needed] He was the ambassador of Iran to Germany from 1935 to 1938.[2][3] In 1938, he served as acting foreign minister.[citation needed] He was appointed director general of the political affairs at the foreign ministry in 1938 and his tenure ended in 1939.[citation needed]
Then he held the posts of ambassador to Romania and Yugoslavia (1939-1941), ambassador to France (1941-1942), minister of posts and telecommunications (1942) and ambassador to Iraq (1943-1947). He was appointed Iran's ambassador to the United Kingdom on 6 August 1947, replacing Hassan Taqizadeh in the post.[4] He held the post until 1950 and was succeeded by Ali Soheili in the post.[5] Then Rais was appointed foreign minister on 18 July 1950 replacing Mahmud Salahi who had been serving as the acting foreign minister[6][7] and his term lasted until 1951.[1] From 1958 to 1960, he was the governor-general of Azerbaijan.[citation needed] He was again transferred to diplomatic post and served as ambassador to France (1958 and 1962-1963), to the Netherlands (1960-1961) and the Court of St. James’s (1961-1962).[citation needed] His last public office was the governor of Tehran (1964-1969) and during the same period he was also a senator.[citation needed]
Honors and awards[]
Rais was the recipient of various awards, including the Order of Homayun (1947; 1st class) and
- Grand Officer of Legion of Honour (1942).[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Foreign ministers E-K". Rulers. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Mashouf, Akbar. "Hassan Esfandiari (Mohtashamossaltaneh)". IICHS. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Rashid Khatib-Shahidi (15 April 2013). German Foreign Policy Towards Iran Before World War II: Political Relations, Economic Influence and the National Bank of Persia. I.B.Tauris. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-84885-324-9. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Buckingham Palace, 6 August 1947-". The London Gazette. 12 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Buckingham Palace, 20 October1950". The London Gazette. 24 October 1950. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Russia "blasts at Persia" Shah says". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1950. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". Middle East Journal. 4 (4): 471. October 1950. JSTOR 4322222.
- Iranian diplomats
- People of Pahlavi Iran
- 1896 births
- Ambassadors of Iran to Germany
- Ambassadors of Iran to the United Kingdom
- Ambassadors of Iran to the Netherlands
- Ambassadors of Iran to Iraq
- Ambassadors of Iran to France
- Ambassadors of Iran to Romania
- Ambassadors of Iran to Yugoslavia
- Government ministers of Iran
- Iranian governors
- People from Tehran
- Recipients of the Legion of Honour
- Foreign ministers of Iran
- University of Geneva alumni