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Manouchehr Mottaki

Manouchehr Mottaki
منوچهر متکی
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46th Munich Security Conference 2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
In office
24 August 2005 – 13 December 2010
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Kamal Kharazi
Succeeded by Ali Akbar Salehi
Head of Parliament Commission on Foreign Policy and National Security
In office
19 May 2004 – 23 August 2005
Preceded by Mohsen Mirdamadi
Succeeded by Alaeddin Boroujerdi
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office
1 June 2004 – 24 August 2005
Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority 493,214
In office
28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984
Constituency Bandar Gaz
Majority 24,928
Personal details
Born (1953-05-12) 12 May 1953 (age 63)
Bandar Gaz, Iran
Political party Association of Graduates of Indian Subcontinent
Other political
affiliations
Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004)
Religion Islam

Manouchehr Mottaki (Persian: منوچهر متکی‎‎; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat. He was the Iranian minister of foreign affairs. Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pragmatic conservative factions and during the 2005 presidential election, he was the campaign manager of Ali Larijani, the conservative candidate. He was also a presidential candidate in 2013 presidential election, but was withdrew before the election. It was rumors that his nomination is rejected by Guardian Council, which he denied.

Mottaki was born in Bandar-e-gaz County in 1953 and went to school there. After graduation, he joined the army and as national plan joined the public education program by that day which was conducted by the government. He went to Khorasan province and established a school in a poor village around Mashhad and taught there. After his service in the army, since he was interested in social and political issues, he decided to travel abroad both for experience and study. By that time many Iranians traveled to India, which was seen as a popular academic destination. So he traveled there for a few years before the Iranian Revolution.

Mottaki earned a bachelor's degree from Bangalore University in India in 1977. He also holds a master's degree in international relations that he received from the University of Tehran


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