Abbas Mousavi Explained

Abbas Mousavi
Office:Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan
Term Start:15 August 2020
President:Hassan RouhaniEbrahim Raisi
Predecessor:Javad Jahangirzadeh
Office1:Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
Term Start1:12 April 2019
Term End1:16 August 2020
President1:Hassan Rouhani
Predecessor1:Bahram Ghasemi
Successor1:Saeed Khatibzadeh
Birth Date:29 May 1971
Birth Place:Moallem Kola, Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, Iran

Abbas Mousavi (Persian: سید عباس موسوی) is an Iranian career diplomat. He was spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2019 to 2020.[1] [2] [3] [4] In August 2020, he was appointed as an ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan.[5] He was dismissed from the role in 2024, reportedly for attending an interview with an unveiled woman.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbas Mousavi named Iran's new Foreign Ministry spokesman . Tehran Times. 13 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: Abbas Mousavi appointed as Foreign Ministry new spokesman . . 13 April 2019 .
  3. Web site: Iran Appoints New Foreign Ministry Spokesman . Radio Farda.
  4. Web site: Foreign Ministry introduces new spokesperson . Mehr News Agency.
  5. Web site: New Iranian Ambassador to arrive in Azerbaijan.
  6. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202403299851

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