Amir Khosrow Afshar
| Amir Khosrow Afshar | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 27 August 1978 – 1979 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister |
Jaafar Sharif Emami Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Abbas Ali Khalatbari |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Mirfendereski |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1919 Tehran |
| Died | N/A |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown)[1][2] was an Iranian diplomat, who served as the minister of foreign affairs of Iran during the Shah era from 1978 to 1979.
Career
Afshar was a career diplomat. At the beginning of the 1950s he was the political joint secretary at the foreign ministry.[3] He later assumed the posts of the foreign ministry's permanent secretary and deputy foreign minister.[4][5] In 1960, he was the acting minister of foreign affairs.[6]
He was appointed ambassador of Iran to the Court of St. James's on 6 November 1969, succeeding Abbas Aram in the post.[7][8] He held this position until December 1974 and was replaced by Muhammad Reza Amir Teymour in the post.[9][10]
He also served as the ambassador of Iran to West Germany and to France.[6] He was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by Jaafar Sharif Emami on 27 August 1978, replacing Abbas Ali Khalatbari in the post.[11] He retained the post when a military government led by Gholam Reza Azhari formed on 6 November 1978.[11] His term ended in 1979 and he was replaced by Ahmad Mirfendereski in the post.[1]
Honors
Afshar was the recipient of Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Foreign ministers E-K". Rulers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ Pirouz Mojtahed-Zadeh (4 July 2013). Small Players of the Great Game. London: Routledge. p. xiv. ISBN 1134383789.
- ↑ Hashem Hakimi (13 February 2002). "Fatemi's outburst". The Iranian. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ Roham Alvandi (2012). "Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: the origins of Iranian primacy in the Persian Gulf" (PDF). Diplomatic history. 36 (2): 337–372. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7709.2011.01025.x. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ Thomas L. Hughes (22 April 1969). "Dispute Over the Shatt al-Arab Disturbs Relations Periodically" (Intelligence report). CIA. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Afshar-Ghassemlou, Amir-Khosrow". Harvard University. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "State Intelligence". The London Gazette. 27 November 1969. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ John R. Hinnells (1975). Mithraic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies. Manchester University Press. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-7190-0536-7. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Libel damages for Iran's former ambassador". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1984. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- 1 2 "State Intelligence" (PDF). London Gazette. 31 December 1974. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- 1 2 "A chronology of the Iranian Revolution (1978-79)". Derkeiler. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
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