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
Mohammad Khazaee in 2016
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
In office
25 July 2007 – 9 March 2014
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Hassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Javad Zarif
Succeeded byGholamali Khoshroo
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
3 May 1981 – 3 May 1988
ConstituencyRasht
Majority65,935 (44.20%)[1]
Personal details
Born (1953-04-12) April 12, 1953 (age 71)
Kashmar, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Guilan
George Mason University

Career

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Education

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Khazaee 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

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From 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

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Prior 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]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
2007–2015
Succeeded by