List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
وزیر امور خارجهٔ ایران
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Incumbent
Mohammad Javad Zarif

since 15 August 2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nominatorthe President
Appointerthe Parliament
FormationOctober 1821 (original)
April 1, 1979 (current form)
First holder Abdolvahhab Khan
Website www.mfa.gov.ir
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Government of Islamic Republic of Iran

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The current office holder is Mohammad Javad Zarif, being approved by the Parliament on 15 August 2013 after being nominated by the President.

List of Ministers

No.NameTook officeLeft office
Qajar dynasty
1 Mirza Abdulvahab Khan Mo'tamed od-Dowleh Neshat 18211823
2 Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi 18231834
3 Mirza Ali Farahani 18341835
4 Mirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari 18351838
5 Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi 18381846
Hajj Mirza Aghasi
Acting Minister
18461846
6 Mirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari 18461849
Amir Kabir
Acting Minister
18491851
7 Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Shirazi 18 July 185110 February 1852
8 Mirza Saeed Khan Ansari 18531873
9 Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh 11 December 18731880
10 Mirza Saeed Khan Ansari 18801884
11 Mirza Mahmoud Khan Naser al Molk 18841886
12 Mirza Yahya Khan Moshir od-Dowleh 5 February 18861 August 1887
13 Mirza Abbas Khan Qavam od-Dowleh 188729 June 1896
14 Mirza Mohsen Khan Moshir od-Dowleh 18861899
15 Mirza Nasrullah Khan 18991906
16 Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh 190615 September 1907
17 Javad Sad od-Dowleh 19071907
............
Pahlavi dynasty
1 Nosrat-ed-Dowleh 1 October 19251 October 1938
2 Ali Soheili 1 October 19387 March 1939
3 Mozaffar Alam 7 March 193920 April 1943
4 Hossein Ala' 25 April 19432 March 1945
5 Mahmoud Salehi 2 March 19452 May 1945
6 Mohsen Rais 2 May 19454 May 1945
7 Bagher Kazemi 4 May 19457 April 1946
8 Hossein Navab 7 April 194613 January 1950
9 Ali-Akbar Siassi 13 January 195024 February 1950
10 Hossein Navab 24 February 195028 April 1951
11 Bagher Kazemi 28 April 195116 July 1952
12 Hossein Navab 21 July 195216 September 1952
13 Hossein Fatemi 16 September 195219 August 1953
14 Abdol-Hossein Meftah 19 August 19537 April 1953
15 Fazlollah Zahedi 7 April 195329 April 1953
16 Abdullah Entezam 29 April 195329 April 1958
17 Ali-Gholi Ardalan 29 April 195830 December 1959
18 Abbas Aram 30 December 195930 July 1960
19 Jafar Sharif-Emami 30 July 19601 December 1960
20 Hossein Ghods-Nakhai
Acting Minister
1 December 196030 December 1960
21 Abbas Aram 30 December 19603 March 1966
22 Ardeshir Zahedi 3 March 196614 January 1971
23 Abbas Ali Khalatbari 14 January 197114 January 1978
24 Amir Khosrow Afshar 14 January 19781 February 1979
25 Ahmad Mirfendereski 1 February 197911 February 1979
No.PortraitName
(Born-Died)
Term of officePolitical PartyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Islamic Republic of Iran
1
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Karim Sanjabi
(1904–1995)
11 February 19791 April 197949 days NF Interim Government
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Mehdi Bazargan
(1907–1995)
Acting
1 April 197912 April 197911 days FMI Interim Government
2
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Ebrahim Yazdi
(1931–2017)
12 April 197912 November 1979214 days FMI Interim Government
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Abolhassan Banisadr
(born 1933)
Acting
12 November 197929 November 1979231 days Independent Interim Government
3
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Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
(1936–1982)
29 November 19793 August 1980248 days Independent Interim Government
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Karim Khodapanahi
(born 1944)
Acting
3 August 198011 March 1981220 days Independent Rajai
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai
(1933–1981)
Acting
11 March 198115 August 1981157 days IRP Rajai
4
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Mir-Hossein Mousavi
(born 1942)
15 August 198115 December 1981122 days IRP Rajai
Bahonar
Interim Government
Mousavi I
5
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Ali Akbar Velayati
(born 1945)
15 December 198120 August 199715 years, 248 days IRP Mousavi I–II
Rafsanjani I–II
6
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Kamal Kharazi
(born 1944)
20 August 199724 August 20058 years, 4 days Independent Khatami I–II
7
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Manouchehr Mottaki
(born 1953)
24 August 200513 December 20105 years, 111 days FFLIL Ahmadinejad III
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Ali Akbar Salehi
(born 1949)
Acting
13 December 201030 January 201148 days Independent Ahmadinejad II
8
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Ali Akbar Salehi
(born 1949)
30 January 201115 August 20132 years, 197 days Independent Ahmadinejad II
9
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
(born 1960)
15 August 2013Incumbent6 years, 196 days Independent Rouhani III

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