Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

Coordinates: 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارت امور خارجه
MFI logo.svg
Logo of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.svg
Flag of the Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Iranian Foreign Affaire Ministry.jpg
Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace)
Agency overview
FormedOctober 15, 1821; 201 years ago (1821-10-15) [1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
HeadquartersNational Garden, Tehran
Employees3,518 (2019)[2]
Annual budget31.4 billion Iranian Rial (2021) [3]
Minister responsible
Websitemfa.gov.ir

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه, romanizedVezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was approved by the Parliament on 25 August 2021 after being nominated by the President.

Foreign policy decisions are made in Supreme National Security Council and according to Ali Khamenei high courts.[4]

Ministers and officials[edit]

The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who was appointed on 25 August 2021 to succeed Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:

Assigned activities[edit]

Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program, which had previously been carried out by the Supreme National Security Council.[5]

Building[edit]

The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "تاریخ وزارت امور خارجه ایران". Tebyan (in Persian). 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷ Archived 8 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine Tasnim News
  3. ^ "افزایش بودجه وزارت خارجه/ رشد ۷۶ درصدی اعتبارات دستگاه دیپلماسی". Mehr News (in Persian). 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2013.