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Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iranian career diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohammad Javad Zarif (Persian: محمدجواد ظریف, romanized: Mohammad-Javād Zarīf; Persian pronunciation: [mohæmːædd͡ʒæˌvɒːde zæˌɾiːf]; born c. 7 January 1960) is an Iranian politician.[4] He has been foreign minister of Iran since 2013. He helped end the economic sanctions against Iran from many countries on 16 January 2016.[5]
Quick Facts Minister of Foreign Affairs, President ...
Mohammad Javad Zarif | |
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![]() Zarif in 2021 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 15 August 2013 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Ali Akbar Salehi |
Chief Nuclear Negotiator of Iran | |
In office 6 September 2013 – 14 July 2015 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Deputy | Abbas Araghchi |
Preceded by | Saeed Jalili |
Succeeded by | Abbas Araghchi (as head of JCPOA follow-up commission)[1] |
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
In office 5 August 2002 – 25 July 2007 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Khazaee |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-01-07) 7 January 1960 (age 64) Tehran, Iran |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) |
Maryam Imanieh (m. 1979) |
Children | 2[3] |
Awards | see below |
Website | Government site |
Academic background and work | |
Fields | International law International relations International studies |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University (B.A.), (M.A.) Columbia University (dropped out) University of Denver (M.A.), (Ph.D.) |
Thesis | Self-Defense in International Law and Policy (1988) |
Institutions | School of International Relations University of Tehran Islamic Azad University |
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On 25 February 2019, Zarif resigned from his post as foreign minister.[6] His resignation was rejected by President Hassan Rouhani.