Ali Bagheri

Ali Bagheri
Bagheri in 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
In office
20 May 2024 – 21 August 2024
PresidentMohammad Mokhber (Acting)
Preceded byHossein Amir-Abdollahian
Succeeded byAbbas Araghchi
Personal details
Born
Ali Bagheri Kani

1967 (age 56–57)
Kan, Tehran, Iran
Parent
RelativesMohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (uncle)
EducationEconomy
Alma materImam Sadiq University

Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: علی باقری کنی; born 1967[1]) is an Iranian diplomat who was formerly political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from September 2021 to September 2024. He was acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2024. 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Ali Bagheri-Kani, Iran's veteran nuclear negotiator, named acting foreign minister". alarabiya.net. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Iran president helicopter crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dies". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-20.