List of ambassadors of Iran to Azerbaijan

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Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan
Persian: سفیر ایران در جمهوری آذربایجان
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Incumbent
Vacant
since May 20, 2024
Inaugural holderAli-Asghar Nahavandian
Formation1993

The Iranian ambassador in Baku is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Azerbaijan.

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On 30 August 1991 the modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence, shortly before the dissolution of the USSR in the same year. In 1991 the governments of Həsən Həsənov and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani recognized each other mutually. In 1992 they established diplomatic relations.

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar Ambassador Persian language Observations List of presidents of Iran Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Term endTerm end Solar Hijri calendar


19931371Ali-Asghar Nahavandian Persian : علی‌اصغر نهاوندیان Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Surat Huseynov 19961374
19961374Ali-Reza Bigdeli Persian : علیرضا بیگدلیAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Artur Rasizade 20011379
20021380Ahad Qazaei Persian : احد قضایی Mohammad Khatami Artur Rasizade20041382
20051383Afshar Soleimani Persian : افشار سلیمانی Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Artur Rasizade20081386
20081386Nasser Hamidi Zare Persian : ناصر حمیدی زارع [1] Mahmoud AhmadinejadArtur Rasizade20101388
20101388Mohammad-Bagher Bahrami (fa) Persian : محمدباقر بهرامی22.05.2012 - Iranian officials said the envoy, Mohammad B. Bahrami, was summoned [2] Mahmoud AhmadinejadArtur Rasizade20131391
20121390Mohsen Pak-Ayin (fa) Persian : محسن پاک‌آیینFrom 2004 to 2007 he was Iranian Ambassador to Thailand [3] Mahmoud AhmadinejadArtur RasizadeAugust 28, 20161394
August 28, 20161394 Javad Jahangirzadeh Persian : جواد جهانگیرزاده Hassan Rouhani Artur RasizadeAugust 15, 20201399
August 15, 20201399 Abbas Mousavi Persian : عباس موسویHassan Rouhani Ali Asadov May 20, 20241403

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References

  1. Nasser Hamidi Zare
  2. "Iran Recalls Its Ambassador From Azerbaijan (Published 2012)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
  3. Mohsen Pak-Ayeen
  4. Iran appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan 28 August 2016, Javad Jahangirzadeh