Nasser Kanaani

Nasser Kanaani (Persian: ناصر کنعانی) is an Iranian diplomat and the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2022 to 2024.^[1][2] He was the head of Iran's interests protection office in Cairo from July 2018 to July 2022.

Nasser Kanaani
Kanaani in 2022
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
In office 27 June 2022 – 2 October 2024
Appointed by	Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
President	Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Saeed Khatibzadeh
Succeeded by	Esmaeil Baghaee
Personal details
Born	Langarud, Gilan Province, Iran
Occupation	Politician Diplomat
Profession	Political science and international relations

Nasser Kanaani previously served as head of the Iraqi staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy director of the Arab Middle East and North Africa Department and the Iranian ambassador in Jordan. Besides his native Persian, he is fluent in English and Arabic.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "Kanaani appointed new Iranian FM spokesman". 2022-06-27.
2. "Nasser Kanaani was appointed Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman". 2022-06-27.
3. ""Nasser Kanaani" became the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Persian)". 2021-05-08.
4. "Nasser Kanaani, the 13th spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Khatibzadeh became Amir Abdollahian's advisor(Persian)". 2022-06-27.
5. فردا, رادیو (2022-06-27). "Nasser Kanaani was elected as the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry(Persian)". رادیو فردا.

External links

• Nasser Kanaani on Twitter