His. Excellency, Mr. Morteza Rahmani-Movahed
Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran to New Zealand

Email: ambassador@iranembassy.org.nz

 

• Date & Place of Birth: 1959 -Tehran
• Marital Status: Married with three children
• Language/s Spoken: Persian, English, German
• Qualifications: BA in Politics
• Previous Positions:
  • Expert, information system Division 1989-1990 (MFA)
  • Austria Desk officer, Western Europe Division (MFA)
  • First secretary and Communication Officer Embassy of Islamic Republic of  Iran- Germany 1990-1995
  • Director for Secretariat of trilateral cooperation with Central Asian Republics 1995-1997 (MFA)
  • Director for External Trade and Non-oil Export Directorate 1998-1999 (MFA)
  • Counsel General of the Islamic Republic of Iran- Shanghai 1999-2003
  • Director, Second directorate of Commonwealth of Independent States (Central Asia 2003-2006).   
• Publications:
  • Papers on Central Asian and Caucasian studies, Regional organizations including Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Media and communication in Germany