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Mehdi Safari
Iranian diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mehdi Safari (Persian: مهدی صفری, born 1951) is an Iranian diplomat.
Mehdi Safari | |
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Iranian Ambassador to Austria | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
Iranian Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Iranian Ambassador to China | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 |
From 1992 to 1995, he served as an Iranian ambassador to Austria. Next, from 1996 to 2002, he was an ambassador to Russia.[1] In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Service.[2] Safari was also chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Iran in Germany.[3] In 2009, he was nominated ambassador to the United Kingdom,[4][1] but the decision was dismissed before he took over the office.[5]
He was an ambassador to China from 2010 to 2014.[6] He also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs, and Deputy Governor of the city of Bushehr.[3] In 2021, he was Iran's delegate to the 60th Anniversary Additional Commemorative Non-Aligned Meeting.[7]