Karim Khodapanahi Explained

Primeminister:	Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Predecessor:	Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Successor:	Mohammad-Ali Rajai (acting)
Term Start:	3 August 1980
Term End:	11 March 1981
Birth Name:	Mohammad Karim Khodapanahi
Nationality:	Iranian

Karim Khodapanahi (born 1941) is an Iranian politician. He was the acting foreign minister of Iran between 1980 and 1981.

Biography

Khodapanahi served as the acting minister of foreign affairs from 3 August 1980 to 11 March 1981 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai.^{[1] [2]} He replaced Sadegh Ghotbzadeh in the post.^[2] Mohammad-Ali Rajai succeeded Khodapanahi as acting foreign minister.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foreign relations of the USA. Office of the Historian. 22 October 2022. 1980. Document 359.
2. Book: Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner. Diplomatic Strategies of Nations in the Global South: The Search for Leadership. 208. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. 978-1-137-45226-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=nBhLDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208. Iran’s Permanent Quest for Regional Power Status. Luciano Zaccara. New York.
3. Book: Luman Ali. British Diplomacy and the Iranian Revolution, 1978-1981. Palgrave Macmillan. 2018. 978-3-319-94406-7. Cham. 156.