Mohsen Baharvand

Mohsen Baharvand
Mohsen Baharvand in 2021
Ambassador of Iran to United Kingdom
In office
July 2021 – February 2022
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded byHamid Baeidinejad
Succeeded byMehdi Hosseini Matin (Chargé d'affaires)
Personal details
BornApril 4, 1966
Khorramabad, Iran
Alma materSchool of International Relations in Tehran Shahid Beheshti (National) University
OccupationDiplomat

Note: Mohsen Baharvand (April 4, 1966) is an Iranian diplomat who served as ambassador of Iran to United Kingdom from July 2021 to February 2022.[1][2] In February 2022, Baharvand organized an event to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. A video circulated showing an embassy reception in London. A woman playing piano alongside a male violinist and several other women were not wearing their hijab, despite the hijab being required in Iran.[3][4][5] After the video circulated, he was ordered back to Tehran by the Foreign Ministry and was removed from position as diplomat.[6]

  1. ^ "Khamenei Confidante, Prisoner Swap Negotiator: Iran's New Ambassador to the UK". IranWire | خانه.
  2. ^ "Iranian ambassador to UK removed from post over hijab incident". the Guardian. February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Wintour, Patrick (February 27, 2022). "Iranian ambassador to UK removed from post over hijab incident". The Guardian News. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Iran's UK Ambassador Reportedly Fired Over Hijab Incident". Iran international. February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Iranian envoy to UK reportedly removed over 'unconventional event' at London embassy". Arab News. February 27, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Iran's UK Ambassador Reportedly Fired Over Hijab Incident". Iran International. February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.