Hamid Baeidinejad

Hamid Baeidinejad
حمید بعیدی‌نژاد
Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Assumed office
5 September 2016
President Hassan Rouhani
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded by Hassan Habibollahzadeh
Director-General for Political Affairs and International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 August 2013  5 September 2016
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded by Hossein Sheikholeslam[1]
Succeeded by TBD
Personal details
Born (1962-10-11) October 11, 1962[2]
Tehran, Iran[2]
Nationality Iranian
Alma mater School of International Relations
Awards Order of Merit and Management (3rd class)[3]

Hamid Baeidinejad (Persian: حمید بعیدی‌نژاد; born 11 October 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who serves as the Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was formerly the Director-General for Political Affairs and International Security Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2][4]

Baeidinejad graduated from the Ministry of Foreign Affair's School of International Relations in 1989.[2] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the same year and has worked for the ministry ever since, working in the field of disarmament.[2] Baeidinejad served as one of Iran's negotiators in negotiations for curtailing Iran's nuclear program that lead to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015.[2] He previously served in various capacities with Iran's missions to the United Nations, including a term from 2008-2011 as Iran's Ambassador and deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[2]

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