PERSON: Hossein Amir-Abdollahian

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (Persian: حسین امیرعبداللهیان; born 23 April 1964) is an Iranian politician, diplomat and current foreign minister of Iran. He was formerly the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs from 2011 to 2016.

He was special aide to the speaker of the Iranian Parliament on international affairs, Director General of International Affairs of the Islamic Consultative Assembly from the presidency of Ali Larijani to the presidency of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Managing Director of Palestine Strategic Dialogue Quarterly.

He is a well-known figure in the State Department, and his outspoken and active international and regional stance has highlighted him in the crises of Iraq, Syria, and developments in West Asia and North Africa. He holds a Ph.D. from Tehran University in international relations.

He was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister during the ministry of Ali Akbar Salehi, which was retained in the first three years of Mohammad Javad Zarif’s ministry. He is currently professor at the Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations.

After the implicit resignation of Zarif, the name of Amirabdollahian was mentioned by some media outlets as one of the candidates for the post of minister, who was close to Ali Larijani, the speaker of the then Iranian parliament.

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