Manizha Bakhtari

Manizha Bakhtari منیژه باختری
Afghanistan Ambassador to Austria in-exile
Incumbent
Assumed office September, 2021 [1]
President	Ashraf Ghani (until 15 August 2021)
Afghanistan Ambassador to the Nordic Countries
In office September, 2009 – August, 2015
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Jawed Ludin
Succeeded by	Shukria Barakzai
Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff
In office 2007–2009
Personal details
Born	Kabul, Afghanistan
Spouse	Naser Hotaki
Children	Mustafa Hotaki, Nosheen Hotaki, Parnian Hotaki
Alma mater	Kabul University

Manizha Bakhtari (Persian: منیژه باختری) is an Afghan diplomat, author, and journalist. She currently serves as the Afghan ambassador to Austria.^[2] She was the former Afghan ambassador to the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland). Bakhtari previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a part-time lecturer at Kabul University.