Abbas Araghchi (as head of JCPOA follow-up commission)[1]
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
In office 5 August 2002 – 25 July 2007
President
Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by
Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian
Succeeded by
Mohammad Khazaee
Personal details
Born
(1960-01-08) 8 January 1960 (age 64) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Maryam Imanieh
(m. 1979)
[2]
Children
2[3]
Awards
see below
Signature
Website
Government site
Academic background and work
Fields
International law International relations International studies
Alma mater
San Francisco State University (B.A., M.A.) Columbia University (dropped out)[4] University of Denver (M.A., Ph.D.)
Thesis
Self-Defense in International Law and Policy (1988)
Institutions
School of International Relations University of Tehran Islamic Azad University
Mohammad Javad Zarif Khansari( Persian pronunciation:[mohæmːædd͡ʒæˌvɒːdezæˌɾiːf]; born 8 January 1960) is an Iranian career diplomat[5] and academic. He was the foreign minister of Iran from 2013 until 2021 in the government of Hassan Rouhani. During his tenure as foreign minister, he led the Iranian negotiation with P5+1 countries which produced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on 14 July 2015,[6] lifting the economic sanctions against Iran on 16 January 2016.[7] On 25 February 2019, Zarif resigned from his post as foreign minister.[8] His resignation was rejected by Ali Khamenei and he continued as foreign minister.
Before assuming his current position, he held various significant diplomatic and cabinet posts. He is a visiting professor at the School of International Relations and University of Tehran, teaching diplomacy and international organizations. He was the Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations from 2002 to 2007.[9] He served as an advisor and senior advisor to the Foreign Minister, Deputy Foreign Minister in Legal and International affairs, member of the UN Eminent Persons Group on Dialogue Among Civilizations, Head of the UN Disarmament Commission in New York, and Vice President for International Affairs of the Islamic Azad University.[10]
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^Who’s Who in Iranian Politics. Mohammad Javad Zarif Iranian Diplomacy. 13 August 2013
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