Minister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
وزیر امور خارجه ایران
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Incumbent
Abbas Araghchi
since 21 August 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NominatorThe president
Appointer Iranian Parliament
FormationOctober 1821 (original)
April 1, 1979 (current form)
First holderNeshat Esfahani
Website www.mfa.gov.ir

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 office is currently held by Abbas Araghchi since 2024.

Contents

List of ministers

Qajar Iran

No.NameTook officeLeft office
1 Mirza Abdolvahab 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
18 Hussein Kuli Khan Nawab 19101911
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Pahlavi Iran

No.NameTook officeLeft office
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 23 August 195320 September 1953
15 Abdullah Entezam 20 September 195325 December 1955
16 Ali-Gholi Ardalan 25 December 195510 May 1958
17 Ali-Asghar Hekmat 10 May 195811 June 1959
18 Djalal Abdoh 13 June 19593 August 1959
19 Abbas Aram 3 August 195929 August 1960
20 Yadallah Adhdi 31 August 196021 February 1961
21 Hossein Ghods-Nakhai
Acting Minister
11 March 196131 March 1962
22 Abbas Aram 1 April 196212 January 1967
23 Ardeshir Zahedi 12 January 196712 September 1971
24 Abbas Ali Khalatbari 13 September 197116 September 1978
25 Amir Khosrow Afshar 16 September 19786 January 1979
26 Ahmad Mirfendereski 6 January 197911 February 1979

Islamic Republic of Iran

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyGovernment
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1
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Karim Sanjabi
(1904–1995)
11 February 19791 April 1979[ citation needed ]49 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
(1933–2021)
Acting
12 November 197929 November 197917 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[ citation needed ])
Acting
3 August 198011 March 1981220 days FMI Rajai
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai [ citation needed ]
(1933–1981)
Acting
11 March 1981[ citation needed ]15 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 III
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 201325 August 20218 years, 10 days Independent Rouhani III
10
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Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
(1964–2024)
25 August 2021 19 May 2024 2 years, 268 days Independent Raisi
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Ali Bagheri
(born 1967)
Acting
20 May 202421 August 202493 days Independent Interim Government
11
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Abbas Araghchi
(born 1960)
21 August 2024Incumbent302 days Independent Pezeshkian

Timeline

Abbas AraghchiAli BagheriHossein Amir-AbdollahianMohammad Javad ZarifAli Akbar SalehiManouchehr MottakiKamal KharaziAli Akbar VelayatiMir-Hossein MousaviMohammad-Ali RajaiKarim KhodapanahiSadegh GhotbzadehAbolhassan BanisadrEbrahim YazdiMehdi BazarganKarim SanjabiMinister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

See also

References