List of ambassadors of Iran to Turkmenistan

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Ambassador of Iran to Turkmenistan
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since November 7, 2023
Inaugural holder Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam
Formation1993

The Iranian ambassador in Ashgabat is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Turkmenistan.

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List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar Ambassador Persian language Observations List of presidents of Iran President of Turkmenistan Term endTerm end Solar Hijri calendar
19931371 Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam Persian : غلامرضا باقری مقدم Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Saparmurat Niyazov
19951373 Seyed Mehdi Miraboutalebi  [ fr ] Persian : سید مهدی میرابوطالبیMehdi Mir Abutalebi [2] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Saparmurat Niyazov 2000
20041382 Ibrahim Derazgisou Persian : سید ابراهیم درازگیسو [3] Mohammad Khatami Saparmurat Niyazov
20061384 Gholamreza Ansari Persian : غلامرضا انصاریconcurrently Iranian ambassador to Russia, Embassy of Iran in Moscow Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saparmurat Niyazov 20091387
20091387 Mohammad Reza Forghani Persian : محمدرضا فرقانی [4] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 20111389
20111389 Mohammad Moussa Hashemi Golpayegani Persian : محمدموسی هاشمی گلپایگانیAmbassador to Ashgabat Seyed Mohammad Moussa Hashemi Golpayegani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 20161394
January 28, 20161394 Mohammad Ahmadi (1957)  [ de ] Persian : محمد احمدیМохаммад Ахмади (* 1957 in the Fal, Fars) is a PhD in international relations. Hassan Rouhani Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 20201398
January 15, 2020 [6] 1398 Gholam Abbas Arbab Khales Persian : غلامعباس ارباب خالص Hassan Rouhani Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 20231402
November 7, 20231402 Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani Persian : علی‌مجتبی روزبهانی Ebrahim Raisi Serdar Berdimuhamedow

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