Abbas Mousavi
Iranian diplomat
Abbas Mousavi | |
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Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 15 August 2020 | |
President | Hassan RouhaniEbrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | Javad Jahangirzadeh |
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran | |
In office 12 April 2019 – 16 August 2020 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Bahram Ghasemi |
Succeeded by | Saeed Khatibzadeh |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 May 1971 Moallem Kola, Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, Iran |
Abbas Mousavi (Persian: سید عباس موسوی) is an Iranian career diplomat. He was spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2019 to 2020.[1][2][3][4] In August 2020, he was appointed as an ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan.[5] He was dismissed from the role in 2024, reportedly for attending an interview with an unveiled woman.[6]
References
- ^ "Abbas Mousavi named Iran's new Foreign Ministry spokesman". Tehran Times. 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Abbas Mousavi appointed as Foreign Ministry new spokesman". ISNA News Agency. 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Iran Appoints New Foreign Ministry Spokesman". Radio Farda.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry introduces new spokesperson". Mehr News Agency.
- ^ "New Iranian Ambassador to arrive in Azerbaijan".
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