Background
He was the son of the Iranian clerk, Hajj Agha Hasan Nakhai. Like his father, Hossein"s surname was initially Nakhai.
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Hossein Ghods-Nakhai
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Career
In his youth, he was the editor of a literature magazine, called Ghods, and so became known as "Mr. Ghods" to everyone. He then added the word Ghods to his surname. He held the position of the minister of foreign affairs between 1961 and 1963.
Before that he was ambassador to Baghdad, London, Tokyo (October 1956 to January 1958) and Washington, District of Columbia (during John F Kennedy administration).
He can be seen behind president Kennedy in this Video on YouTube. Afterwards, he was appointed as the minister of the royal court, a post he held until 1968.
He was replaced as the minister of court by Amir Assadollah Alam. Afterwards, he became the ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican).
He was the chairman of the committee that negotiated with the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics on return to Iranian gold deposited with the government of the Tsar.
He wrote extensive volumes of poetry (including his Rubaiyat), and prose (including "Trail lost in heaven"). Some of his works have been translated into English and other languages.
