List of ambassadors of Iran to the United Arab Emirates

Ambassador of Iran to the United Arab Emirates
Coat of Arms of Iran
Incumbent
Reza Ameri
since June 15, 2023[1]
Inaugural holderManuchehr Behnam
FormationJanuary 18, 1973

The Iranian ambassador in Abu Dhabi is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Persian language Observations List of presidents of Iran List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates Term end
January 18, 1973 Manuchehr Behnam Persian: منوچهر بهنام Ambassador Accredited Iran's first Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Manuchehr Behnam (ARR 72/607), presented his credentials[2] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1977 Ebrahim Teimuri Persian: ابراهیم تیموری (1924 1981) was a diplomat and senior civil servant.
  • He got his Doctorate in Political Science and Public administration theory from a Swiss University.
  • In 1949 he joined the Records Department of Identification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) and became member of the Hajj Supervisory Board which went to Saudi Arabia with the Hajjis (Pilgrims).
  • In 1950 he was employed at the library.
  • In 1951 he worked in the department of personal and Budget.
  • In 1953 he was attached to the legation in Bern.
  • In 1955 he became third secretary at Bern.
  • In 1956 he became second secretary in Tel Aviv.
  • Ebrahim Teimuri Execution: Shooting; March 21, 1981; Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran[3]
 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
December 1, 1979 Reza Ridha Esmail Hamad Borqai, Hojjat ol-Eslam [4] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum July 1, 1988
January 1, 1985 Mostafa Haeri Fumani [fa], Hojjat ol-Eslam Persian: مصطفی فومنی حائری Mostafa Haeri Fumani, Mostafa Haeri Fomani (*1951 in Tehran) was the representative of the people of Fuman, Iran in the first term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Ali Khamenei Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum November 1, 1988
1986 Hassan Aminian [6] Ali Khamenei Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
September 1, 1989 Mohammad Ali Hadi Najafabadi Persian: محمدعلی هادی نجف‌آبادی Mohammad Ali Hadi Najafabadi is an Iranian cleric and politician. During his stay in Ayatollah Khomeini's residence in Paris, he was translating his speeches into Arabic, and after the revolution he was the representative of the first and second sessions of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and later Iranina ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Iranina ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and the Deputy Foreign Minister's Consular and Parliamentary at the time of the Ministry of Commerce Kharazi.[7] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum October 1, 1989
April 1, 1992 Hasan Amimian Hojjat ol-Eslam Hojjat ol-Eslam Hasan Aminian, Iranian ambassador to Yemen[8] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum August 1, 1992
April 1, 1992 Hussein Sadeqi [de] Persian: حسین صادقی (دیپلمات) Hossein Kamal Sadeqi was Iranian ambassador to Kuwait and Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia[9] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum February 1, 1998
December 1, 1997 Mohammad Arab Persian:

محمد عرب (دیپلمات

Consul General Dubai[10][circular reference] Mohammad Khatami Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum January 1, 1998
September 1, 1989 Mohammad Ali Hadi Najafabadi Persian: محمدعلی هادی نجف‌آبادی Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum April 1, 1991
2007 Hamid-Reza Assefi Persian: حمیدرضا آصفی He stressed the need for Tehran and Abu Dhabi to endorse the required agreements to support the two countries' labor force. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2010
June 6, 2010 Mehdi Agha Jafari Persian: مهدی آقاجعفری chargé d'affaires Jun 6, 2010: Iranian ambassador to Bahrain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum June 6, 2010
2012 Mohammad Reza Fayaz Persian: محمدرضا فیاض The trade between Iran and the United Arab Emirates reached $25 billion in 2005.

Iran's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, has returned to Tehran, after the emirate called for his ambassador to Tehran. The ISNA news agency reported that the Iranian ambassador to Tehran had returned to Iran by the decision of the Iranian Foreign Ministry. ISNA says 7 officers will remain in Abu Dhabi and 8 in the Consulate General of Dubai. Saudi Arabia and several other countries have cut their ties with Iran after the 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.[11]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum January 1, 2016


2016 Mohammad Baratian Persian: محمد براتیان chargé d'affaires Hassan Rouhani Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2020
2020 Seyed Mohammad Hosseini[12] Persian: سید محمد حسینی chargé d'affaires Hassan Rouhani Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2022
2022 Hossein Heidari[13] Persian: حسین حیدری chargé d'affaires Ebrahim Raisi Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 2023
June 15, 2023 Reza Ameri Persian: رضا عامری Appointing new ambassador to UAE after eight years Ebrahim Raisi Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

24°25′20″N 54°26′19″E / 24.422185°N 54.438731°E / 24.422185; 54.438731[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "WAM".
  2. ^ Manuchehr Behnam
  3. ^ Ebrahim Teimuricv[1][2] [3] Execution: Shooting; March 21, 1981; Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran [4]
  4. ^ Reza Ridha Esmail Hamad Borqai
  5. ^ Mostafa Fomeni Haeri, Hojjat ol-Eslam
  6. ^ Hassan Aminian
  7. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=ekTDve5jCzYC&q=%22United+Arab+Emirates+Ambassador+Imam%27s+Representative+(resident,+Dubai)+%22 Mohammad Ali Hadi Najafabadi
  8. ^ Amimian, Hasan, Hojjat ol-Eslam
  9. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=5JTZS-VkPUAC&q=%22Mazaheri-Sijani,+Behruz+Apr+92+Feb+98+United+Arab+Emirates+(Capital:+Abu+Dhabi)+Ambassador%22 Hossein Kamal Sadeqi
  10. ^ "محمد عرب (دیپلمات) - ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد". fa.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  11. ^ "سفیر ایران در امارات به تهران بازگشت فارسی". BBC News. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09.
  12. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-mulls-returning-ambassador-to-tehran-says-not-part-of-any-axis-against-iran/ [bare URL]
  13. ^ "Iran appoints new ambassador to UAE after eight years". 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ "اختصاصی فارس چه کسانی چمدان سفر می‌بندند؟/ گزینه‌های تصدی سفارتخانه‌های ایران+اسامی". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-05-08.