Career

He is fluent in Arabic and English, besides his native Persian. Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries (since 2011)

Director General for the Persian Gulf and the Middle-East (2010)

Iran"s Ambassador to Bahrain (2007–2010)

Head of the Special Department for Iraq (Foreign Ministry) (2006–2007)

Deputy Director General for the Persian Gulf and the Middle-East (2006)

Special Assistant of the Foreign Minister for Iraqi Affairs (2003–2006)

Deputy of the First Persian Gulf Political Department (2001)

Political Expert and Deputy Ambassador in the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad (1997–2001)

Political Expert of the First Persian Gulf Political Department (1992).