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Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی, pronounced [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. He previously served as the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as the Iranian ambassador to Finland and to Japan.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| New titleOffice established | Permanent Representative of Iran to the OICActing 1991 | Succeeded bySabbah Zanganeh |
| Preceded byMahmoud Boroujerdi | Ambassador of Iran to FinlandAccredited Ambassador to Estonia 1999–2003 | Succeeded byJavad Kachoueian |
| Preceded byMohsen Talaei | Ambassador of Iran to Japan 2008–2011 | Succeeded byMajid Matlabi ShabestariActing |
| Preceded byMohammad Javad Zarifas Chief Nuclear Negotiator | Head of Iran's JCPOA Follow-up Commission 2015–2021 | Succeeded byAli Bagheri |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by? | Director-general of the IPIS 1999 | Succeeded byMohammad-Kazem Sajjadpour |
| Preceded byMassoud Eslami | Dean of the School of International Relations 2004–2005 | Succeeded byAla'-addin Vahid Gharavi |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byGholam-Ali Khoshroo | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs forLegal and International Affairs 2005–20082013–2018 | Succeeded byPirooz HosseiniActing |
| Preceded byMohammad-Mehdi Akhoundzadeh | Succeeded byGholam-Hossein Dehghani | |
| Preceded byMohammad-Ali Fathollahi | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs forAsia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs 2011–2013 | Succeeded byEbrahim Rahimpour |
| Preceded byRamin Mehmanparast | Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of IranActing 2013 | Succeeded byMarzieh Afkham |
| New titleOffice re-established since 1988 | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs 2018–2021 | Succeeded byAli Bagheri |
| Preceded byAli BagheriActing | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2024–present | Incumbent |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded byMohammad-Bagher Khorramshad | Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations 2021–2024 | Succeeded byAli Bagheri |