List of ambassadors of Iran to Bahrain

Ambassador of Iran to Bahrain
Coat of Arms of Iran
Inaugural holderMajid Mehran
Formation1970

The Iranian ambassador in Manama is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Bahrain.

In 1972 a declaration on the establishment of political relations between the governments was issued at the embassy level in Tehran and Manama.

List of representatives

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Diplomatic accreditation Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar Ambassador Persian language Observations List of presidents of Iran Prime Minister of Bahrain Term end Term end Solar Hijri calendar
1970 1348 Majid Mehran Persian: مجید مهران Chargé d'affaires, Tehran strongly objected to “ill-treatment” of Majid Mehran, Iranian Charge d' Affairs[1] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1972 1350 Manuchehr Sepahbodi Persian: منوچهر سپهبدی Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1977 1355
1977 1355 Ismail Farboud Persian: اسماعیل فربود [2] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1980 1358
1979 1357 Mohammad- Jalal Firouznia Persian: محمدجلال فیروزنیا On July 1, 2018 he was appointed Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, replacing Mohamad Fathali, whose tenure has come to an end.[3] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
2002 1380 Mohammad Farazmand Persian: محمد فرازمند (*January 30, 1962 in Zahedan)
  • Since February 7, 2019 he is Iranian ambassador to Turkey. He is married and has three children. Since 1987 he is Bachelor of International Relations from the Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations.
  • Since 2010 he is Master of Philosophy and Mysticism (Irfan from the Tehran Islamic Azad University. He speaks English and Arabic.
  • From 1988 to 1989 he was Political Expert / in the Iraq Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affair.
  • From 1989 to 1990 he was Political Counsellor in Kuwait City.
  • From 1991 to 1997 he was Deputy Chief Of Mission in Riyadh.
  • From 1997 to 2002 he headed the Persian Gulf Department.
  • From 2002 to 2007 he was Iranian ambassador to Bahrain.
  • From 2007 to 2014 he was Senior Expert / in the Institute For Political And International Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • From 2014 to 2019 he was Assistant to the Foreign Minister and headed the Persian Gulf Department.[4]
Mohammad Khatami Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2007
2007 1385 Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Persian: حسین امیرعبداللهیان [5] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
2011 1389 Mehdi Agha Jafari Persian: مهدی آقاجعفری Till June 6, 2010 he was Chargé d'affaires as Iranian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.[6] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2013 1391
June 6, 2010 1390 Morteza Sanubari Persian: مرتضی صنوبری Chargé d'affaires, Morteza Senoubari Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2013
January 14, 2013 1391 Bahrain cut its political ties with Iran. Hassan Rouhani Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2021
October 1, 2015 1394 On the occasion of the 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran the diplomatic relations were scaled back to a Chargé d'affaires level.

Manama: Bahrain has withdrawn its ambassador to Iran and asked the Iranian Acting Charge d’Affaires to leave the kingdom within 72 hours after he was declared persona non-grata.[7]

Hassan Rouhani Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2021
November 29, 2015 1392 Hamid Shafizadeh Persian: حمید شفیع‌زاده Chargé d'affaires[8] Hassan Rouhani Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2021
2016 1393 Mohammad Reza Babaei Persian: محمدرضا بابایی Chargé d'affaires The Bahraini government announced an undesirable element. [9] Hassan Rouhani Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa 2021


26°12′30″N 50°34′48″E / 26.208379°N 50.579872°E / 26.208379; 50.579872

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Majid Mehran
  2. ^ Ismail Farboud
  3. ^ [1]Mohammad- Jalal Firouznia
  4. ^ Mohammad Farazmand
  5. ^ Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
  6. ^ Mehdi Agha Jafari
  7. ^ Bahrain withdraws ambassador from Tehran, Manama asks Iran's acting Charge d'Affaires to leave within 72 hours October 01, 2015 [2]
  8. ^ Hamid Shafizadeh
  9. ^ Mohammad Reza Babaei