Mohammad Javad Zarif
Mohammad Javad Zarif (Persian: محمدجواد ظریف; Persian pronunciation: [mohæmːædd͡ʒæˌvɒːde zæˌɾiːf]; born c. 7 January 1960) is an Iranian politician.[4] He was the foreign minister of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He helped end the economic sanctions against Iran from many countries on 16 January 2016.[5]
Mohammad Javad Zarif | |
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محمدجواد ظریف | |
.jpg) Zarif in 2021 | |
| Vice President of Iran for Strategic Affairs | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2024 | |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Deputy | Morteza Sarmadi |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Salehi |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Amir-Abdollahian |
| 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)[1] |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
| In office 5 August 2002 – 25 July 2007 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mohd. Hadi Nejad Hosseinian |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Khazaee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1960
(aged 65) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | [2] |
| Children | 2[3] |
| Awards | see below |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Government site |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State (BA, MA) University of Denver (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Self-Defense in International Law and Policy (1988) |
| Academic work | |
On 25 February 2019, Zarif resigned from his post as foreign minister.[6] His resignation was rejected by President Hassan Rouhani.
Mohammad Yavad Zarif served as vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran between August 1, 2024 and August 11, 2024 before resigning.[7]
Mohammad Javad Zarif Media
Zarif outside of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
John Kerry with Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of 7th President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad Javad Zarif during the announcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 14 July 2015
Zarif with then-U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, 9 December 2017
Zarif posed for a group photo shortly after finalizing the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna on 4 July 2015
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi held a meeting in the Iranian capital of Tehran on 13 January 2016.
Zarif with EU High Representative Federica Mogherini in Tehran, 16 April 2016
Zarif with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, 2018
Zarif with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Tehran, 5 March 2018
Orden al Mérito y Gestión IRI
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References
- ↑ "Araghchi appointed as head of 'JCPOA Follow-up Commission'". Mehr News Agency. 22 September 2015. 2922155. http://en.mehrnews.com/news/110366/Araghchi-appointed-as-head-of-JCPOA-Follow-up-Commission. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "The Wife of Iran's Foreign Minister Adds a New Twist to the nuclear talks". The Daily Beast. 1 July 2015. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/01/the-wife-of-iran-s-foreign-minister-adds-a-new-twist-to-the-nuke-talks.html. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ My children resident in Iran Jam-e Jam
- ↑ radioeram (2019-08-01). "چرا وزارت خارجه آمریکا محمدجواد ظریف را "مالهکش اعظم" نامید". رادیو ارم (in فارسی). Retrieved 2019-08-02.[dead link]
- ↑ International sanctions against Iran lifted. 2016-01-16. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/world-leaders-gathered-in-anticipation-of-iran-sanctions-being-lifted/2016/01/16/72b8295e-babf-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ↑ Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif, architect of nuclear deal, resigns. 26 February 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-zarif-resignation-idUSKCN1QE2G4.
- ↑ Iran: Vice President Zarif quits after 11 days in office. 13 August 2024. https://www.dw.com/en/irans-vice-president-resigns-after-11-days-in-office/a-69918380.