| Abbas Araghchi | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Sayyid |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Office3: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 21 August 2024 |
| President3: | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Predecessor3: | Ali Bagheri (Acting) |
| Office4: | Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting |
| Term Start4: | 11 May 2013 |
| Term End4: | 30 August 2013 |
| President4: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Predecessor4: | Ramin Mehmanparast |
| Successor4: | Marzieh Afkham |
| Office5: | Ambassador to Japan |
| Term Start5: | 28 October 2007[1] |
| Term End5: | November 2011 |
| President5: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Predecessor5: | Mohsen Talaei |
| Successor5: | Reza Nazarahari |
| Office6: | Ambassador to Finland Accredited Ambassador to Estonia |
| Term Start6: | 1999 |
| Term End6: | 2003 |
| President6: | Mohammad Khatami |
| Predecessor6: | Hossein Rezvani |
| Successor6: | Javad Kachoueian |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Alma Mater: | School of International Relations Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch University of Kent |
| Awards: | Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[2] |
| Signature: | Abbas Araghchi signature.svg |
| Allegiance: | Iran |
| Branch: | Revolutionary Guards |
| Serviceyears: | 1979–1989 |
| Battles: | Iran–Iraq War |
Sayyid Abbas Araghchi (fa|سید عباس عراقچی, pronounced as /fa/; born 1960) is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran since August 2024. He previously served as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador.
Araghchi was born in December 1962 in Tehran into a traditional family. He has three sisters and three brothers, most of whom are involved in trade and commerce. His grandfather was a carpet trader, and he lost his father at the age of 17. His two older brothers hold significant positions, with one being a member of the Board of Directors of the Exporters Union, and the other a member of the Sellers Union. His nephew, Seyed Ahmad Araghchi, served as the Deputy Governor for Foreign Exchange Affairs at the Central Bank of Iran from 2017 to 2018, but was dismissed and arrested by the judiciary following fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. Araghchi is married to Bahareh Abdollahi, and they have two sons and a daughter.[3]
Abbas Araghchi earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the School of International Relations, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then obtained a Master's degree in Political Science from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. Additionally, Araghchi holds a Ph.D. in Political Thought from the University of Kent.[4]
Araghchi entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organization of Islamic Conference, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was chancellor of School of International Relations.
He served as ambassador to Finland (1999–2003) and Japan (2007–2011).
He served as a former political deputy at the foreign ministry from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the Deputy for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs[5] and Legal and International Affairs of the foreign ministry.[6] He served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1, in Hassan Rouhani's government.[7]
See also: Foreign policy of the Masoud Pezeshkian administration. Araghchi was nominated to be President Masoud Pezeshkian foreign minister as of 11 August 2024[8] and eventually became Minister of Foreign Affairs following a vote of confidence by the Islamic Consultative Assembly on 21 August.[9]
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