Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2022
Appointed by
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
President
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by
Saeed Khatibzadeh
Personal details
Born
Langarud, Gilan Province, Iran
Occupation
Politician Diplomat
Profession
Political science and international relations
Nasser Kanaani (Persian: ناصر کنعانی) is an Iranian diplomat and the 13th spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since June 27, 2022.[1][2] He was also the head of Iran's interests protection office in Cairo from July 2018 to July 2022. Nasser Kanaani previously held positions such as the head of the Iraqi staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deputy director of the Arab Middle East and North Africa Department and the Iranian embassy in Jordan. Besides his native Persian, he is fluent in English and Arabic.[3][4][5]
^"Kanaani appointed new Iranian FM spokesman". 2022-06-27.
^"Nasser Kanaani was appointed Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman". 2022-06-27.
^""Nasser Kanaani" became the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Persian)". 2021-05-08.
^"Nasser Kanaani, the 13th spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Khatibzadeh became Amir Abdollahian's advisor(Persian)". 2022-06-27.
^"Nasser Kanaani was elected as the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry(Persian)". 2022-06-27.
NasserKanaani (Persian: ناصر کنعانی) is an Iranian diplomat and the 13th spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since June 27, 2022. He...
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some in the financial district of Paris. While the protests continued, NasserKanaani, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, called on the French...
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