Ahmad Masoumifar | |
Office1: | Ambassador of Iran to the Kingdom of Sweden |
Term Start1: | February 2020 |
Term End1: | 2023 |
President1: | Hassan RouhaniEbrahim Raisi |
Predecessor1: | Rasoul Mohajer Hejazi |
Successor1: | Hojjatollah Faghani |
Office2: | Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
Term Start2: | 2017 |
Term End2: | 2020 |
Predecessor2: | Fereydoun Haghbin |
Successor2: | Sayed Rasoul Mohajer |
Office4: | Iranian Ambassador to South Korea |
Term Start4: | January 2011 |
Term End4: | August 2014 |
Predecessor4: | Mohammad Reza Bakhtiari |
Successor4: | Hassan Taherian |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1961 |
Birth Place: | Iran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Alma Mater: | University of Tehran |
Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Diplomat |
Ahmad Masoumifar (Persian: احمد معصومیفر; born 21 March 1961) is an Iranian career diplomat and the former Ambassador of Iran in Sweden.[1] [2] He was formerly the Director General for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Iran’s Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Committee.[3] [4]
Masoumifar was educated at the University of Tehran. He holds a master's in development economics and a Doctorate in business administration. Masoumifar joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.[5]
He has served as Iran’s Consul General to Shanghai, chargé d'affaires in Kuala Lumpur, Ambassador to South Korea, and currently Ambassador to Sweden.[5] [6]
His previous roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include, Head of Investments and Special Economic Plans Department, Head of the Office of Economic Cooperation with the Americas, Deputy Director General of Economic Affairs, and Director General for Economic Affairs and the Secretary of Iran’s Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Committee.[7]