Amir Khosrow Afshar
| Amir Khosrow Afshar | |
|---|---|
| File:Amir-Khosrow Afshar Qasemloo.jpg | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 August 1978 – 1979 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Jaafar Sharif Emami Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Abbas Ali Khalatbari |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Mirfendereski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Tehran |
| Died | N/A |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Amir Khosrow Afshar (born 1919, date of death unknown)[1][2] was an Iranian diplomat, who served as the minister of foreign affairs of Iran during the Shah era from 1978 to 1979.
Career
Afshar was a career diplomat. At the beginning of the 1950s he was the political joint secretary at the foreign ministry.[3] He later assumed the posts of the foreign ministry's permanent secretary and deputy foreign minister.[4][5] In 1960, he was the acting minister of foreign affairs.[6]
He was appointed ambassador of Iran to the Court of St. James's on 6 November 1969, succeeding Abbas Aram in the post.[7][8] He held this position until December 1974 and was replaced by Muhammad Reza Amir Teymour in the post.[9][10]
He also served as the ambassador of Iran to West Germany and to France.[6] He was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by Jaafar Sharif Emami on 27 August 1978, replacing Abbas Ali Khalatbari in the post.[11] He retained the post when a military government led by Gholam Reza Azhari formed on 6 November 1978.[11] His term ended in 1979 and he was replaced by Ahmad Mirfendereski in the post.[1]
Honors
Afshar was the recipient of Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.[10]
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- 1919 births
- Ambassadors of Iran to Germany
- Ambassadors of Iran to France
- Ambassadors of Iran to the United Kingdom
- Foreign ministers of Iran
- Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Iranian diplomats
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