Abbas Araghchi
Iranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1962)
Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024.
Araghchi had served for nine years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the Iran–Iraq War. He had also served as the Iranian ambassador to Estonia 1999–2003); the Iranian ambassador to Finland; and as the Iranian ambassador to Japan (2008–2011).
For a handful of months in 2013, he acted as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.
Early life and family
Araghchi was born on 5 December 1962 in Tehran, Iran, to a Persian family. He has three sisters and three brothers. His father and grandfather were both carpet traders. His father died when he was 17. His two older brothers hold notable positions; one is a member of the Board of Directors of the Iran Carpet Exporters' Union, and the other is a member of the Carpet Sellers Union. As a teenager, he took part in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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