Mehdi Safari (Persian: مهدی صفری, born 1951) is an Iranian diplomat.
Mehdi Safari | |
|---|---|
| مهدی صفر | |
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| Iranian Ambassador to China | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| President | Mahmoud AhmadinejadHassan Rouhani |
| ambassador of Iran to Russia | |
| In office 1994–2001 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniMohammad Khatami |
| Succeeded by | Gholamreza Shafeei |
| ambassador of Iran to Austria | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) |
Awards | Order of Service (Third Order) |
From 1991 to 1994, he served as an Iranian ambassador to Austria. Next, from 1994 to 2001, he was an ambassador to Russia.[1] In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Service.[2] Safari was also chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Iran in Germany.[3] In 2009, he was nominated ambassador to the United Kingdom,[4][1] but the decision was dismissed before he took over the office.[5]
He was an ambassador to China from 2010 to 2014.[6] He also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs, and Deputy Governor of the city of Bushehr.[3] In 2021, he was Iran's delegate to the 60th Anniversary Additional Commemorative Non-Aligned Meeting.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 "Safari appointed Iran's new ambassador to London". Mehr News Agency. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ "مرکز پژوهشها - اعطای نشان دولتی درجه سوم خدمت به آقای مهدی صفری". rc.majlis.ir. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- 1 2 "Mahdi Safari". en.mfa.ir. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ "مهدی صفری، سفیر پیشنهادی ایران در لندن شد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ Borger, Julian (2010-09-16). "Iran leaves ambassador post free in snub to UK". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ "Exclusive interview: Iranian ambassador to China on nuclear deal CCTV News - CNTV English". english.cntv.cn. 2013-11-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ↑ "Non-Aligned Movement Summit kicks off in Belgrade". Islamic Republic News Agency. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2024-05-20.