Esmail Baghaei

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Esmail Bahaei (right, looking over his shoulder) at the 46th Anniversary of The Tehran Times. To this immediate left is Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi, head of the Islamic Propagation Organization, and in the middle background is Wang Peiwu, Chinese Ambassador to Iran The 46th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Tehran Times Newspaper 42 Mehr.jpg
Esmail Bahaei (right, looking over his shoulder) at the 46th Anniversary of The Tehran Times. To this immediate left is Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi, head of the Islamic Propagation Organization, and in the middle background is Wang Peiwu, Chinese Ambassador to Iran

Esmail Baghaei is an Iranian diplomat and the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Iran [1] He began his duties 3 October 2024, [2] and is the 14th person appointed to the position, having succeeded Nasser Kanaani. He has previously served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva from 2018 to 2022. [3] He is a PhD. candidate in public international law at the University of Tehran, and first began his career at the Foreign Ministry in 2001 as a legal officer at the General Directorate for International Legal Affairs. [4]

References

  1. "Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli strike on Doha, as Trump says US tried to warn Qatar". BBC News.
  2. "Message from Esmail Baghaei new spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X:". en.mfa.gov.ir.
  3. "Iran FM appoints Esmaeil Baghaei as new foreign ministry spokesperson". Tehran Times. October 2, 2024.
  4. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran". en.mfa.gov.ir.