Mohammad Javad Zarif: Iranian career diplomat
Mohammad Javad Zarif (Persian: محمدجواد ظریف, romanized: Mohammad-Javād Zarīf; Persian pronunciation: ; born c.
7 January 1960) is an Iranian politician. He has been foreign minister of Iran since 2013. He helped end the economic sanctions against Iran from many countries on 16 January 2016.
Mohammad Javad Zarif | |
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.jpg) 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) |
| 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 | 7 January 1960 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Maryam Imanieh (m. 1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| 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 |
On 25 February 2019, Zarif resigned from his post as foreign minister. His resignation was rejected by President Hassan Rouhani.
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