Majid Takht-Ravanchi

Iranian diplomat

Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi, Persian: ‌مجید تخت‌روانچی,^[4] born 15 October 1958, in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since September 2024. He served as the Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations from 2019 to 2022.^[5]

Education

Takht-Ravanchi holds a BS and MS from the University of Kansas in civil engineering, an MA from Fordham University in international political economy and development, and a PhD from the University of Bern in political science.^[6]

Negotiations

Takht-Ravanchi is a negotiator who has accompanied Javad Zarif in a series of negotiations with the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia plus Germany).^[7]

References

1. "Iran's new UN envoy submits credentials to Guterres". 24 April 2019.
2. "Iran newly-appointed envoy submits credentials to UN chief". 8 September 2022.
3. جهانگیری مصوبه اعطای نشان به تیم مذاکره‌کننده هسته‌ای را ابلاغ کرد. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
4. Transliteration: Majīd-e Takht-e-Ravānchī; Persian pronunciation: [mæˌdʒiːde tæxteɾævɒnˈtʃi]
5. Iran Picks Former Nuclear Negotiator to Lead Its U.N. Mission
6. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamic Republic of IRAN". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
7. Officials: “Progress” at Iran Geneva Talks LobeLog.com