| Kia Tabatabaee | |
| Office: | Director of Ravand Institute for Economic and International Studies |
| Term Start: | 2012 |
| Term End: | present |
| Office2: | Deputy Secretary General of D8 organization in Turkey |
| Term Start2: | 2006 |
| Term End2: | 2011 |
| Office3: | Director General for International Economic Cooperation of ministry of foreign affairs |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Iran to Switzerland |
| Term Start4: | 1998 |
| Term End4: | 2002 |
| President4: | Mohammad Khatami |
| Office5: | Director General for International Political Affairs ministry of foreign affairs |
| Office6: | Ambassador of Iran to United Nations Office at Geneva |
| Term Start6: | 1990 |
| Term End6: | 1994 |
| Office7: | Ambassador of Iran to USSR |
| Term Start7: | 1982 |
| Term End7: | 1986 |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Gorgan, Iran |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
Kia Tabatabaee (also Kia Tabatabai) (Persian: کیا طباطبایی born on 3 December 1951, in Gorgan) is a senior Iranian diplomat and currently Director of Ravand Institute for Economic and International Studies.[1]
Kia Tabatabai holds a master's degree from the University of Texas.
During his 32 years of service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran), he held the following positions :
Tabatabaee negotiated eight rounds of Trade talks with EU Trade Commission under Trade and Cooperation Agreement between Iran and EU.
He has participated at international conferences such as: World Economic Forum in Davus, and Crans Montana Forum in Switzerland, along with regional conferences such as ECO-G15, Indian-Ocean Rim Association.