List of ambassadors of Australia to Iran

Ambassador of Australia to Iran
Incumbent Ian McConville since 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style	His Excellency
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Tehran
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder	Barry Hall
Formation	1968

The ambassador of Australia to Iran is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Islamic Republic of Iran. ^[1]

The current ambassador, since May 2024, is Ian McConville.

Heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
1	Barry Hall	Ambassador of Australia to the Imperial State of Iran	1968 (1968)	1972 (1972)	3–4 years	[2]
2	Henry Douglas White		1972 (1972)	1972 (1972)	0 years
3	Ivor Gordon Bowden	Ambassador of Australia to the Imperial State of Iran	1974 (1974)	1978 (1978)	3–4 years
4	Marshall Johnston		1978 (1978)	1979 (1979)	0–1 years
n/a	Kevin J. Boreham	Charge d’Affaires ad interim	1979 (1979)	1982 (1982)	2–3 years
n/a	William N. Fisher		1982 (1982)	1983 (1983)	0–1 years
n/a	John Dauth		1983 (1983)	1985 (1985)	1–2 years
5	John Lander	Ambassador of Australia to the Islamic Republic of Iran	1985 (1985)	1987 (1987)	1–2 years
6	Michael Landale		1987 (1987)	1990 (1990)	2–3 years
7	John Oliver		1990 (1990)	1993 (1993)	2–3 years
8	Nick Warner		1994 (1994)	1997 (1997)	2–3 years
9	Stuart Hume		1997 (1997)	2001 (2001)	3–4 years
10	Jeremy Roger Newman		2001 (2001)	2005 (2005)	3–4 years	[3]
11	Greg Moriarty		2005 (2005)	2008 (2008)	2–3 years	[4]
12	Marc Innes-Brown		2008 (2008)	2013 (2013)	4–5 years	[5]
13	Paul Foley		2013 (2013)	2016 (2016)	2–3 years	[6]
14	Ian Biggs		July 2016 (2016-07)	2019 (2019)	2–3 years	[7]
15	Lyndall Sachs		6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)	incumbent	4 years, 349 days	[8] [9]

See also

• List of ambassadors of Iran to Australia
• List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Australia

References

1. CA 8017: Australian Embassy, Iran [Tehran], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
2. Markovic, Nina (9 May 2013), It’s complicated: a timeline of Australia–Iran relations in a historical perspective, Parliament of Australia
3. Downer, Alexander (6 March 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
4. Downer, Alexander (4 March 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
5. Smith, Stephen (30 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
6. Carr, Bob (19 April 2013). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
7. Bishop, Julie (6 May 2016). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
8. Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government.
9. "New Australian envoy submits copy of credentials to Zarif". The Islamic Republic News Agency. Teheran. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022.