List of ambassadors of Iran to Syria

Ambassador of Iran to Syria
Coat of Arms of Iran
Incumbent
Vacant
since December 8, 2024
Inaugural holderHabibullah Khan Hoveida [de]
Formation1921

The Iranian ambassador in Damascus is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Syria.

The Qajar dynasty has had a consulate in Damascus before Proclamation of Arab Kingdom of Syria, on March 8, 1920.

List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar Ambassador Persian language Observations List of presidents of Iran List of presidents of Syria Term end Term end Solar Hijri calendar
1921 1299 Habibullah Khan Hoveida [de] Persian: حبیب‌الله عین‌الملک Ahmad Shah Qajar Faisal I of Iraq
September 21, 1944 1322 Masoud Moazed Persian: مسعود معاضد Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Iran begin on September 21, 1944, when the Minister of Foreign Affairs receives Massoud Moazed, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister,

at the Petit Serail. Les relations diplomatiques entre le Liban et l'Iran s'ouvrent, le 21 septembre 1944, au moment où le ministre des AE reçoit, au Petit Sérail, Massoud Moazed, l'Envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire d'Iran.[1]

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shukri al-Quwatli
1953 1331 Masoud Moazed Persian: مسعود معاضد († 1970 in Tehran) Minister to Syria and Lebanon, during the Qajar dynasty entitled Mojahed al-Mulk, was one of Iranian diplomats and politicians in the late Qajar and early days of the Pahlavi era. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Adib Shishakli
1950 1328 Morteza Moshfegh Kazemi Persian: مرتضی مشفق کاظمی envoy Mortażā Mošfeq-e Kāẓemi[3] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hashim al-Atassi 1954 1332
1954 1332 Abdol-Rahim Mir-Fendereski [4] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hashim al-Atassi May 1, 1954
February 1, 1958 1336 The Iranian embassy in Damascus Syria became a consulate during the United Arab Republic, after the Syrian separation on 1961 Syrian coup d'état, the Iranian delegation with the royal Embassy was reopened in Damascus. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Gamal Abdel Nasser September 28, 1961
September 28, 1961 1339 Fereydoun Diba [de] Persian: حسین دیبا [5] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Nazim al-Kudsi November 16, 1965
June 20, 1966 1341 Mahmoud Malayeri Persian: محمود ملایری [6] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Nureddin al-Atassi 1967 1342
1966 1344 Ali Asemi Persian: علی عاصمی Chargé d'affaires. In November 1962 he was Chargé d'affaires of the Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Jedda.[7] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Nureddin al-Atassi 1968 1346
1968 1346 Ardeshir Noorzar Persian: اردشیر نورآذر Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Nureddin al-Atassi 1973 1351
1973 1351 Hossein Montazam Persian: حسین منتظم Chargé d'affaires, (* 1926) Diplomat. Master of Arts from Geneva University in economic science. In 1953 he joined the State Railways and labour Ministry. in *In 1955 he was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

was employed at the Translation and Press Selection; member of Protocol Department; Third Secretary to Imperial Iranian Embassy at the Hague : Third Secretary to Imperial Iranian Embassy in Rome; Second Secretary to Imperial Iranian Legation at Prague.[8]

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hafez al-Assad 1973 1352
1973 1352 Mohammad Poursartip Persian: محمد پورسرتیپ Chargé d'affaires (* 1920). In 1959 he was Chargé d'affaires of the Iranian ambassador to Austria. In 1968 he was Chargé d'affaires of the Iranian ambassador to Spain in 1974 he became Irnanian ambassador to Syria.[9] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hafez al-Assad 1977 1357
1979 1357 Ali Motazed Persian: علی معتضد * Maj. Gen. Till the Victory of the Iranian Revolution Brigadier-General Ali Motazed, Deputy of SAVAK and later Iran's Ambassador to Syria prior to the victory of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, was in close touch with Shahpour J. (1924) MI 6.[10] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hafez al-Assad February 1, 1979 1357
February 1, 1979 1357 Abdul Rahim Gawahi Persian: ابراهیم قلعه‌بیگی Chargé d'affaires Abdolrahim Gavahi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Hafez al-Assad September 1, 1979 1358
1982 1360 Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur Persian: سید علی‌اکبر محتشمی‌پور Ali Khamenei Hafez al-Assad 1986 1364
1986 1364 Muhammad Hassan Akhtari Persian: محمدحسن اختری Ali Khamenei Hafez al-Assad 1998 1377
1999 1377 Hossein Sheikholeslam Persian: حسین شیخ‌الاسلام Mohammad Khatami Hafez al-Assad 2004 1382
2004 1382 Mohammad Reza Bagheri Persian: محمدرضا باقری Iranian ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Khatami Bashar al-Assad 2006 1384
December 1, 2005 1383 Muhammad Hassan Akhtari Persian: محمدحسن اختری Hotjatoleslam Muhammad Hossan Anhtari, After serving for 12 years as Iran's ambassador to Damascus starting from 1986, Mohamad Hassan Akhtari has just taken up the same post he left in 1998.[11] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bashar al-Assad October 9, 2007 1386
2008 1386 Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi Persian: سید احمد موسوی (سیاستمدار) MP Ahmad Mousavi (born in Shahrestan)] was a member of the Ahwaz constituency during the seventh parliamentary term Deputy Minister and Chief of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran). Iran's Special Ambassador to Syria[12] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bashar al-Assad 2012 1390
2011 1390 Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani Persian: محمدرضا رئوف شیبانی Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani]] October 2011[13] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bashar al-Assad 2017 1396
April 27, 2017 1396 Javad Torkabadi Persian: جواد ترک‌آبادی Javad Turkabadi]] In 2012 he was Iranian ambassador to Bahrain[14] Hassan Rouhani Bashar al-Assad 2021 1400
May 10, 2021[15] 1400 Mehdi Sobhani Persian: مهدی سبحانی Hassan Rouhani Bashar al-Assad 2023 1402
April 26, 2023[16] 1402 Hossein Akbari Persian: حسین اکبری Ebrahim Raisi Bashar al-Assad 2024 1403

33°30′20″N 36°15′51″E / 33.505608°N 36.264090°E / 33.505608; 36.264090[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Masoud Moazed
  2. ^ Masoud Moazed
  3. ^ Morteza Moshfegh Kazemi
  4. ^ Abdol-Rahim Mir-Fendereski
  5. ^ [1]Fereydoun Diba
  6. ^ Mahmoud Malayeri
  7. ^ Ali Asemi
  8. ^ Hossein Montazam
  9. ^ [2]Mohammad Poursartip
  10. ^ Ali Motazed
  11. ^ Muhammad Hassan Akhtari
  12. ^ Ahmad Mousavi
  13. ^ Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani
  14. ^ Javad Turkabadi
  15. ^ https://sana.sy/en/?p=232404
  16. ^ https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=306894
  17. ^ Jubin M. Goodarzi, Syria and Iran: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in the Middle East, [3]; website of the Iranian Embassy in Syria وبگاه سفارت ایران در سوریه Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine