Ahmad Masoumifar

Ahmad Masoumifar (Persian:احمد معصومی فر; born 21 march 1961) is an Iranian career diplomat and the current 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]

Ahmad Masoumifar
Ambassador of Iran to the Kingdom of Sweden
Assumed office
February 2020
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded byRasoul Mohajer Hejazi
Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byFereydoun Haghbin
Succeeded bySayed Rasoul Mohajer
Iranian Ambassador to South Korea
In office
January 2011 – August 2014
Preceded byMohammad Reza Bakhtiari
Succeeded byHassan Taherian
Personal details
Born26 October 1961
Iran
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OccupationDiplomat

Masoumifar was educated at the University of Tehran. He holds a Masters 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]

References
  1. "The King holds formal audiences for new ambassadors – Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. "'Zionist regime alive by making crises, violating intl. laws'". Mehr News Agency. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. "Nya ambassadörer till Sverige". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. "سفیر ایران در سوئد استوارنامه خود را تقدیم پادشاه این کشور کرد". ایرنا (in Persian). 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  5. "بیوگرافی سفیر". sweden.mfa.gov.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. "Iran's new ambassadors to 13 countries meet president". Tehran Times. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  7. "با هدف تقویت مناسبات اقتصادی با اتحادیه اروپا؛ مدیر کل اقتصادی وزارت خارجه، سفیر ایران در سوئد شد". دیپلماسی ایرانی (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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