Manouchehr Mottaki

Manouchehr Mottaki
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
In office
24 August 2005 – 13 December 2010
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byKamal Kharazi
Succeeded byAli Akbar Salehi
Ambassador of Iran to Japan
In office
1995–1999
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mohammad Khatami
Preceded byHossein Kazempour Ardebili
Succeeded byAli Majedi
Ambassador of Iran to Turkey
In office
1985–1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Ganjidost
Succeeded byMohammad Reza Bagheri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
27 May 2024
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority404,615 (25.77%)
In office
27 May 2004 – 24 August 2005
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority493,214 (25.01%)[1]
In office
27 May 1980 – 26 May 1984
ConstituencyBandar Gaz
Majority24,928 (70.25%)[2]
Personal details
Born (1953-05-12) 12 May 1953 (age 71)
Bandar Gaz, Iran
Political partyAssociation 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/serviceRevolutionary Committee
Years of service1979–1980[4]

Manouchehr Mottaki (Persian: منوچهر متکی; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat who currently is a member 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.

  1. ^ آراء نهايي انتخابات مجلس هفتم در حوزه تهران اعلام شد / از مجموعِ ۳٫۴۳۸ صندوق، ۱٫۹۷۱٫۷۴۸ برگ رأی به دست آمد
  2. ^ Profile
  3. ^ "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Pars Times. 30 July 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ "A Brief Biography of Iran's New Ministers". Payvand. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. ^ Glenn, Louisa (1 September 2009). "Background brief: Ahmadinejad's cabinet". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.