Abbas Araghchi

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Abbas Araghchi (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; also spelled Araqchi,[1] born 5 December 1962)[2] is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. He previously served as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as the Iranian Ambassador to Finland and to Japan.

Early life

Araghchi was born on December 5, 1962 in Tehran, Iran, to a prominent Persian carpet merchant family. He has three sisters and three brothers, most of whom are involved in trade and commerce. His grandfather was a carpet trader. His father died when he was 17. His two older brothers hold significant positions, with one being a member of the Board of Directors of the Exporters Union, and the other a member of the Sellers Union. His nephew Seyed Ahmad Araghchi served as the Deputy Governor for Foreign Exchange Affairs at the Central Bank of Iran from 2017 to 2018, but was dismissed and arrested by the judiciary following fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. Araghchi is married to Bahareh Abdollahi, and they have two sons and a daughter.[3]Template:Better source needed

Education

Araghchi earned a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the School of International Relations, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then obtained a Master's degree in Political Science from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. Additionally, Araghchi holds a Ph.D. in Political Thought from the University of Kent with a thesis entitled 'The evolution of the concept of political participation in twentieth-century Islamic political thought' (1996).[4][5][6] He is fluent in Arabic and English. [7]

Career

Araghchi entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organization of Islamic Conference, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[8]

Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was dean of the School of International Relations.[8]

He served as ambassador to Finland (1999–2003) and Japan (2008–11).[8]

He served as a political deputy at the foreign ministry from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the Deputy for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs[9] and Legal and International Affairs of the foreign ministry.[8]

He served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1, in Hassan Rouhani's government.[10]

Foreign minister

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In January 2025, Araghchi became the first Iranian foreign minister to visit Afghanistan since 2017, and the first to visit since the Taliban takeover in 2021.[14]

Career timeline

Professional roles listed chronologically:

  • Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018–21)
  • Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013–18)
  • Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 2013–September 2013)
  • Iranian Ambassador to Japan (2008–11)
  • Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005–08)
  • Dean of the Faculty of International Relations (2004–05)
  • Director of the First Department of Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2003–04)
  • Iranian Ambassador to Finland (1999–2003)
  • Concurrent Iranian Ambassador to Estonia (1999–2003)
  • Director General of the Bureau of Political and International Studies (1998–99)
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Foreign Policy Journal at the Bureau of Political and International Studies (1998)
  • Research Deputy at the Bureau of Political and International Studies (1998–99)
  • Director of the Persian Gulf Studies Center at the Bureau of Political and International Studies (1997–98)
  • Deputy Ambassador for Iran at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (1992–97)
  • Deputy Director of Islamic, Regional, and Non-Aligned Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991–93)
  • International Affairs Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988–91)[15]Template:Better source needed

References

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