Manouchehr Mottaki

Manouchehr Mottaki
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
In office 24 August 2005 – 13 December 2010
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Kamal Kharazi
Succeeded by	Ali Akbar Salehi
Ambassador of Iran to Japan
In office 1995–1999
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Hossein Kazempour Ardebili
Succeeded by	Ali Majedi
Ambassador of Iran to Turkey
In office 1985–1989
President	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Mohammad Ganjidost
Succeeded by	Mohammad Reza Bagheri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office after approval of the accreditation
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority	404,615 (25.77%)
In office 27 May 2004 – 24 August 2005
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority	493,214 (25.01%)[1]
In office 28 May 1980 – 27 May 1984
Constituency	Bandar Gaz
Majority	24,928 (70.25%)[2]
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-12) 12 May 1953 (age 71) Bandar Gaz, Iran
Political party	Association of Graduates of Indian Subcontinent[3]
Other political affiliations	Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004)
Military service
Branch/service	Revolutionary Committee
Years of service	1979–1980[4]

Manouchehr Mottaki (Persian: منوچهر متکی; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat who currently is a member elect of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis since 2024. He was the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2010.

Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pragmatic conservative factions and during the 2005 presidential election, he was the campaign manager of Ali Larijani, the conservative candidate.^[5] He was also a presidential candidate in the 2013 presidential election, but withdrew before the polling began. It was rumored that his nomination was rejected by Guardian Council, which he denied.