Abbas Araghchi

Abbas Araghchi
سیّد عباس عراقچی
Araghchi in 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2024
President	Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded by	Ali Bagheri (acting)
Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 May 2013 – 28 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ramin Mehmanparast
Succeeded by	Marzieh Afkham
Ambassador of Iran to Japan
In office 4 January 2008 – October 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mohsen Talaei
Succeeded by	Majid Matlabi Shabestari (acting)
Ambassador of Iran to Finland Accredited Ambassador to Estonia
In office 19 December 1999 – 6 September 2003
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mahmoud Boroujerdi
Succeeded by	Javad Kachoueian
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-05) 5 December 1962 (age 62)[1] Tehran, Imperial State of Iran[1]
Alma mater	School of International Relations Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch University of Kent
Awards	Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[2]
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1979–1988[3]
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War

Abbas Araghchi (Persian: سیّد عباس عراقچی, pronounced [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ^ⓘ; also spelled Araqchi,^[4] born 5 December 1962)^[5] 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.