Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)
Iranian government ministry
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | October 15, 1821 ; 201 years ago ( 1821-10-15 ) [1] |
Jurisdiction | Government of the 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 |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Persian : وزارت امور خارجه , romanized : Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khāreceh ) 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 .
Foreign policy decisions are made in Supreme National Security Council and according to Ali Khamenei high courts. [4]
Ministers and officials
The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan , 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 — Alireza Bigdeli
- Deputy for Administrative and Financial Affairs — Mohammad Fathali
- Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy — Nasser Kanaani
- 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 . [5]
In 2023 ministry and president began an Africa tour of 3 states to boost relations. [6] [7] [8]
Building
The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939. [9]
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Minister's office
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Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
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Shahrbani Palace
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One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
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Entrance of the 8th building
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Entrance of the Main building
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United Nations street
See also
References
- ↑ "تاریخ وزارت امور خارجه ایران" . Tebyan (in Persian). 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021 . Retrieved 3 September 2021 .
- ↑ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Archived 8 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine Tasnim News
- ↑ "افزایش بودجه وزارت خارجه/ رشد ۷۶ درصدی اعتبارات دستگاه دیپلماسی" . Mehr News (in Persian). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021 . Retrieved 3 September 2021 .
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link ) - ↑ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks" . BBC . 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 5 September 2013 .
- ↑ "Iran's President to Set Out on Rare Africa Tour" . VOA . 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties" . 6 July 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ "Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Tehran Amid Rapprochement: Iran TV" . VOA . 17 June 2023.
- ↑ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II" . Encyclopedia Iranica . Archived from the original on 4 January 2018 . Retrieved 22 August 2013 .
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