Abbas Araghchi | |
Office3: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start3: | 21 August 2024 |
President3: | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Predecessor3: | Ali Bagheri |
Office4: | Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start4: | 11 May 2013 |
Term End4: | 30 August 2013 |
President4: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Predecessor4: | Ramin Mehmanparast |
Successor4: | Marzieh Afkham |
Office5: | Ambassador to Japan |
Term Start5: | 28 October 2007[1] |
Term End5: | November 2011 |
President5: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Predecessor5: | Mohsen Talaei |
Successor5: | Reza Nazarahari |
Office6: | Ambassador to Finland Accredited Ambassador to Estonia |
Term Start6: | 1999 |
Term End6: | 2003 |
President6: | Mohammad Khatami |
Predecessor6: | Hossein Rezvani |
Successor6: | Javad Kachoueian |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Alma Mater: | School of International Relations Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch University of Kent |
Awards: | Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[2] |
Signature: | Abbas Araghchi signature.svg |
Allegiance: | Iran |
Branch: | Revolutionary Guards |
Serviceyears: | 1979–1989 |
Battles: | Iran–Iraq War |
Honorific Prefix: | Sayyid |
Sayyid Abbas Araghchi (Persian: سید عباس عراقچی, in Persian pronounced as /ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi/; born 5 December 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is the former political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the Deputy for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs[3] and Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.[4] He served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1, in Hassan Rouhani's government.[5]
Araghchi entered the Foreign Ministry in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organization of Islamic Conference, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[4]
He served as ambassador to Finland (1999–2003) and Japan (2007–2011).[4]
Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was chancellor of School of International Relations.[4]
Abbas Araghchi earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the School of International Relations, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then obtained a Master's degree in Political Science from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. Additionally, Araghchi holds a Ph.D. in Political Thought from the University of Kent.[6]