Mohammad Khazaee (Persian: محمد خزاعی; born 12 April 1953 in Kashmar, Iran)[2] is the former Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007.[2] He was elected as Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 September 2011.
Mohammad Khazaee | |
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Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
In office 25 July 2007 – 9 March 2014 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Mohammad Javad Zarif |
Succeeded by | Gholamali Khoshroo |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 3 May 1981 – 3 May 1988 | |
Constituency | Rasht |
Majority | 65,935 (44.20%)[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Kashmar, Iran | April 12, 1953
Alma mater | University of Guilan George Mason University |
Career
editEducation
editKhazaee has a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Guilan. He also holds a master's degree in international transactions from George Mason University in the United States, Mr. Khazaee has taught macroeconomics and philosophy at Tehran’s Allameh Tabatabai University.[2]
Parliament
editFrom 1981 to 1988, Khazaee was a Member of Parliament, where he served as Rapporteur of the Economic Committee (1982–1988) and the Banking Reform Committee (1981–1982).[3]
Government appointments
editPrior to receiving his appointment as Permanent Representative, Khazaee held positions in international development financing between 2002 and 2007, serving as both Vice-Minister for International Affairs and President of the Organization for Economic and Technical Assistance in Iran's Ministry of Economic Affairs. Concurrently, he served as Governor of the OPEC Fund, Vice-Chairman of that organization's Investment Committee, Alternate Governor for the Islamic Development Bank and a board member of the Iran-Misr (Iran-Egypt) Development Bank. From 1988 to 2002, he represented Iran at the World Bank.[3]