| Ambassador of Iran to Tajikistan | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Iran | |
| Inaugural holder | 'Ali Ashraf Mojtahed-Shabestari |
| Formation | 1992 |
The Iranian ambassador in Dushanbe is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Tajikistan.
| Ambassador of Iran to Tajikistan | |
|---|---|
| Coat of Arms of Iran | |
| Inaugural holder | 'Ali Ashraf Mojtahed-Shabestari |
| Formation | 1992 |
The Iranian ambassador in Dushanbe is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Tajikistan.
| Diplomatic accreditation | Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar | Ambassador | Persian language | Observations | List of presidents of Iran | President of Tajikistan | Term end | Term end Solar Hijri calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1370 | 'Ali Ashraf Mojtahed-Shabestari | Persian : علیاشرف مجتهد شبستری | Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan 'Ali Ashraf Mojtahed-Shabestari. | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | Rahmon Nabiyev | 1998 | 1376 |
| 1998 | 1376 | Rasoul Mousavi | Persian : سید رسول موسوی | Mohammad Khatami | Emomali Rahmon | 2000 | 1380 | |
| 2000 | 1378 | Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian-Fard | Persian : محمدابراهیم طاهریانفرد | From Mar 22, 2016 to 2018 he was Iranian ambassador to Turkey "Mohammad Ibrahim Taheriandarf", were three ambassadors who were barred from using the retirement age.Taherian has previously served as Iran's ambassador to Afghanistan, Bosnia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Croatia, and Turkey. [2] | Mohammad Khatami | Emomali Rahmon | 2002 | |
| 2003 | 1381 | Naser Sarmadi-Parsa | Persian : ناصر سرمدی پارسا | [3] | Mohammad Khatami | Emomali Rahmon | August 1, 2006 | 1385 |
| August 1, 2006 | 1384 | Ahmad Ajalluiyan | Persian : احمد اجللوئیان | Chargé d'affaires [4] | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Emomali Rahmon | ||
| January 1, 2007 | 1385 | Ali Asghar Sherdost | Persian : علیاصغر شعردوست | Ali-Asghar Sherdoust [5] | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Emomali Rahmon | October 1, 2013 | |
| December 5, 2013 | 1391 | Mahmoud Sadri | Persian : سید محمود صدری طبایی زواره | Seyyed Mahmood Sadri Tabaee Zavareh Chargé d'affaires | Hassan Rouhani | Emomali Rahmon | November 1, 2014 | |
| November 27, 2014 | 1393 | Hojjatollah Faghani | Persian : حجتالله فغانی | Hujjatullah Faghoni [6] | Hassan Rouhani | Emomali Rahmon | 2019 | 1397 |
| August 19, 2019 | 1398 | Mohammad-Taghi Saberi [7] | Persian : محمدتقی صابری | Hassan Rouhani | Emomali Rahmon | 2023 | 1402 | |
| September 2, 2023 | 1402 | Alireza Haghighian | Persian : علیرضا حقیقیان | Ebrahim Raisi | Emomali Rahmon |
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and most populous city. Tajikistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a population of approximately 10.6 million people.
The Demographics of Tajikistan is about the demography of the population of Tajikistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
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