Amīr Aṣlān Afshār
Amīr Aṣlān Afshār (Persian: امیراصلان افشار; 22 November 1919[1] – 18 February 2021) was an Iranian politician. He was the Ambassador of Iran to West Germany from 1973 to 1977, Ambassador of Iran to the United States from 1969 to 1972 and as the Ambassador of Iran to Austria from 1967 to 1969.[2]
Amīr Aṣlān Afshār | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Iran to West Germany | |
| In office 12 September 1973 – 1 August 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hossein Loghman-Adham |
| Succeeded by | Hushang Amir-Mokri |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United States | |
| In office 16 October 1969 – 7 March 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hushang Ansary |
| Succeeded by | Ardeshir Zahedi |
| Ambassador of Iran to Austria | |
| In office 1 August 1967 – 16 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Akhzar |
| Succeeded by | Esmaeil Farbord |
| Member of the National Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 20 August 1956 – 20 August 1960 | |
| Constituency | Maragheh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1919 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 18 February 2021 (aged 101) Nice, France |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Spouse(s) | Kamila Sa'ed (m. 1949) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Jan-Mohammad Khan Amir Masoud (father) Amir-Bano Tal'at Molok (mother) |
| Relatives | Mohammad Sa'ed (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
From 1956 to 1960, he was a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Afshār died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France in Nice, France at aged 101.[2]
References
- ↑ "تسلیت شهبانو فرح به مناسبت درگذشت تنها رئیس ایرانی آژانس بینالمللی انرژی اتمی". ایندیپندنت فارسی. February 20, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "امیر اصلان افشار، دیپلمات پیشین ایرانی، در فرانسه درگذشت". رادیو فردا.