Ali Bagheri
Iranian diplomat
علی باقری
Bagheri in 2019
Acting
20 May 2024
2007–2013
Ali Bagheri Kani
October 1967 (1967-10) (age 56)[citation needed]
Kan, Tehran, Iran
- Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri (father)
Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: علی باقری کنی; born October 1967[citation needed]) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. Before that he was political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since September 2021. He is considered to be close to the Principlists and to be part of the inner circle of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[1]
Early life and education
Bagheri was born in 1967 in the village of Kan in Tehran County. His father, Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri, is a Shiite cleric who served as a member of the Assembly of Experts, while his uncle, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, later led the same body.[2][3] His brother, Mesbah al-Hoda Bagheri Kani, is a son-in-law of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.[4]
Bagheri Kani studied economics at the Imam Sadiq University in Tehran.[4]
Career
Bagheri has been a diplomat since 1990.[2] He was Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013 and currently serves as advisor at the council.[5] He was also chairman of Saeed Jalili's presidential campaign in the 2013 election.[2] He also briefly worked as a political analyst at IRIB.[4]
Kani was the lead negotiator in mediations between Iran and the United States in the September 2023 prisoner release deal.[6][7]
Kani has been the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs since 20 May 2024, following the death of his predecessor Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a helicopter crash.[8]
References
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- ^ "Iran president helicopter crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dies". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ a b c SNSC members
- ^ "Death in the fog: the grim search for Raisi's helicopter". France 24. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Who is Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran's acting foreign minister?". Al Jazeera. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ علی باقری
- ^ Salari, Fatemeh (2023-09-19). "Qatar says prisoner swap could pave way for better understanding between Iran-US". Doha News. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ Hafezi, Parisa; Mills, Andrew (2023-09-11). "Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Ali Bagheri Kani appointed as Iran's Acting Foreign Minister after Amirabdollahian's death". Reuters. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Keivan Imani | Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General of Central and Northern Europe 2006–2008 | Succeeded by ? |
| New title | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs Acting 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs 2021–present | Incumbent |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Javad Va'idi as Vice Secretariat for International Affairs | Vice Secretariat of Supreme National Security Council for Foreign policy and International security 2008–2013 | Succeeded by Sa'id Irvani |
| Preceded by Mehdi Bokharaei-Zadeh as Director of Foreign policy Affairs | ||
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Javad Va'idi | Senior Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue 2008–2013 | Succeeded byas Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Legal and International Affairs |
| Preceded by | Head of Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Follow-up Commission 2021–present | Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| New title | Campaign manager of Saeed Jalili 2013 | Succeeded by Mahdi Tajrishi |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Vice Chief Justice for International Affairs Secretary of High Council for Human Rights 2019–2021 | Succeeded by Kazem Gharibabadi |
