Kamal Kharazi
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Kamal Kharazi | |
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 Kharazi in 2020 | |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Sadeq Larijani |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran | |
| In office 20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Ali Akbar Velayati |
| Succeeded by | Manouchehr Mottaki |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
| In office 12 April 1989 – 30 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nabavi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ali Naghi Kharazi 1 December 1944 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran University of Houston |
Sayyid Kamal Kharazi (Persian: کمال خرازی, born 1 December 1944) is an Iranian reformist politician and diplomat who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 August 1997 to 24 August 2005[1] as appointed by President Mohammad Khatami serving for eight years. He was replaced by Manouchehr Mottaki who was appointed by the next President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council[2] and advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[3] He is the chairman of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations.[4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Kharazi was born in Tehran in 1944.[6] He got his Bachelor degree in Arabic language and literature, and after receiving his master's degree in education at the University of Tehran, he spent a year (1975–1976) as teaching fellow at the University of Houston, where he received a PhD in industrial psychology.[7]
Career
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Kharazi has been a Professor of Management and Educational Psychology at Tehran University since 1983. Kharazi was a founding member of the Islamic Research Institute in London.
Kharazi has held a number of governmental, diplomatic and academic posts and headed Iranian delegations at numerous international conferences, most importantly at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. For several years Kharazi presented the official Iranian position on TV and at university campuses in the United States and Europe, and has written extensively on foreign policy issues. He had extensive experience in guiding the media during the early days of Iran's Iranian Revolution.
From July 1980 to September 1989, he was the President of the Islamic Republic News Agency. On 18 September 1980, the Iran–Iraq War broke out, and Kharazi served as a member of the Supreme Defense Council of Iran and headed the War Information Headquarters and served as a military spokesman for most of the war (from September 1980 to September 1988).[6]
During the first months after the Iranian Revolution, Kharazi served as the Vice-President of Iranian National Television (March to August 1979) for the new Islamic state. He then served as the Vice-Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from August 1979 to March 1980) and as the Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (from August 1979 to July 1981). Previously, he represented Iran at the United Nations from 1989 to 1997.[6]
In 2006, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei created the Foreign Relations Steering Council and appointed Kharazi as Chairman.[8][9][10][11]
In 2015, Kharazi was condemned for questioning Bahrain’s Arab identity, statements which were considered disrespectful by members of Bahrain’s Council of Representatives and Foreign Affairs Committee, who stated his remarks were a violation of international law.[12]
In May 2023, Kharazi was the opening speaker at an Iranian-Arab dialogue conference in Doha, Qatar.[13]
Family
[edit]Kharazi is married with two children. His nephew, Sadegh Kharazi, is Iran's ambassador to Paris and played a key role in developing the so-called roadmap or 'Swiss memo'.[14]
See also
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References
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- ^ John F. Burns; Terence Neilan (17 May 2005). "Iranian Envoy in Iraq for Talks, as Rebels Battle U.S. Gunships". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "100 Notable Alumni of University of Houston [Sorted List]". EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Iran to change nuclear doctrine if existence threatened, adviser to supreme leader says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Deep Dive: Will Iran's new president pursue dialogue with the west?". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Araghchi: Iran's new FM pick who calls Nasrallah a 'role model'". www.iranintl.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Buchta, Wilfried (2000). Who rules Iran? (PDF). The Washington Institute and The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. p. 19.
- ^ Kamal Kharrazi (CV) Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine in his homepage at the University of Tehran (In Farsi)
- ^ "Deep Dive: Will Iran's new president pursue dialogue with the west?". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Power Struggle in Iran – Part III: Iran Establishes New Foreign Relations Steering Council". MEMRI. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Araghchi: Iran's new FM pick who calls Nasrallah a 'role model'". www.iranintl.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "An Alleged Letter To Bush In 2003 Reignites Controversy In Iran". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Bahrain MPs condemn Iran's questioning of Manama's Arab identity". Middle East Monitor. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Advisor To Khamenei In Qatar To Attend Iran-Arab Dialog Conference". www.iranintl.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Knut Mellenthin: Übersetzung des Memorandums des Schweizer Botschafters in Teheran (20.2.2007)". 18 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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