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Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations

Leader of the delegation of Iran to the United Nations


Leader of the delegation of Iran to the United Nations

FieldValue
postAmbassador to the United Nations
bodythe Islamic Republic of Iran
insigniaFlag of the United Nations.svg
insigniasize100px
insigniacaptionFlag of the United Nations
incumbentAmir-Saeid Iravani
incumbentsince7 September 2022
appointerPresident of Iran
formation1945
inauguralNasrollah Entezam
website

The Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations is the leader of the delegation of Iran to the United Nations. The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations”, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of Iran in the United Nations Security Council.

The current,ambassador is Amir-Saeid Iravani since September 7, 2022.

Office-holders

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

No.ImagePermanent RepresentativeYears servedHead of State of IranUN Secretary-General
Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) • [[File:State flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg30px]]
Head of delegation[[File:Hassan Taqizadeh 2.jpgframeless124x124px]]Hassan Taqizadeh1946–1947Mohammad Reza PahlaviGladwyn Jebb
1[[File:Nas entezam.jpgframeless111x111px]]Nasrollah Entezam1947–1950Trygve Lie
2Ali Gholi Ardalan1950–1955Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld
3[[File:Djalal Abdoh.jpgframeless138x138px]]Djalal Abdoh1955–1959Dag Hammarskjöld
4Mehdi Vakil1959–1970Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant
5[[File:Fereydoun Hoveyda.jpgframeless140x140px]]Fereydoun Hoveyda1970–1979U Thant, Kurt Waldheim
Interim Government of Iran (1979) • [[File:Flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg30px]]
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.Jamal Shemirani1979Mehdi BazarganKurt Waldheim
Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) • [[File:Flag of Iran.svg30px]]
6Mansour Farhang1979–1980Abolhassan BanisadrKurt Waldheim
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.Jamal Shemirani1980Abolhassan BanisadrKurt Waldheim
7Saeed Rajaee Khorasani1981–1987Ali KhameneiKurt Waldheim, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Chargé d'Affaires a.i.Mohammad Jafar Mahallati1987–1988Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniJavier Pérez de Cuéllar
81988–1989 (Permanent representative)
9[[File:Kamal Kharazi - November 2002.pngframeless124x124px]]Kamal Kharazi1989–1997Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniJavier Pérez de Cuéllar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan
10Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian1997–2002Mohammad KhatamiKofi Annan
11[[File:Portrait of Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2006.jpgframeless124x124px]]Mohammad Javad Zarif2002–2007Mohammad Khatami, Mahmoud AhmadinejadKofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon
12[[File:Mohammad Khazaee UNDP 2009.jpgframeless124x124px]]Mohammad Khazaee2007–2014Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hassan RouhaniBan Ki-moon
Chargé d'Affaires a.iGholamhossein Dehghani2014–2015Hassan RouhaniBan Ki-moon
13Gholamali Khoshroo2015–2018Hassan RouhaniBan Ki-moon, António Guterres
Chargé d'Affaires a.iEs'hagh Al Habib2018–2019Hassan RouhaniAntónio Guterres
14[[File:Majid Takht-Ravanchi.jpgframeless124x124px]]Majid Takht-Ravanchi2019–2022Hassan Rouhani, Ebrahim RaisiAntónio Guterres
15Amir-Saeid Iravani2022–presentEbrahim Raisi, Masoud PezeshkianAntónio Guterres

Notes

References

  1. (8 September 2022). "Iran newly-appointed envoy submits credentials to UN chief".
  2. (9 April 2019). "Iran Appoints Takht-Ravanchi as New Ambassador to UN".
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