Majid Takht-Ravanchi | |
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مجید تختروانچی | |
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| Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations | |
| In office 24 April 2019[1] – 7 September 2022[2] | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi |
| Preceded by | Gholam-Ali Khoshroo |
| Succeeded by | Amir-Saeid Iravani |
| Ambassador of Iran to the Switzerland and Lichtenstein | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-10-15)15 October 1958 (age 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas Fordham University University of Bern |
| Awards |  Order of Merit and Management(2nd class)[3] |
Majid Takht-Ravanchi (alsoTakht-e-Ravanchi,Persian:مجید تختروانچی,[4] born 15 October 1958, inTehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently political deputy at theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since September 2024. He served as the Ambassador of Iran to theUnited Nations from 2019 to 2022.[5]
Takht-Ravanchi holds a BS and MS from theUniversity of Kansas in civil engineering, an MA fromFordham University in international political economy and development, and a PhD from theUniversity of Bern in political science.[6]
Takht-Ravanchi is a negotiator who accompaniedJavad Zarif in a series of negotiations with theP5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia plus Germany) prior to the conclusion of the 2015JCPOA between Iran and the United States.[7] He also participated in the2025 Iran-United States negotiations at the expert level.[8]
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| Preceded by | Deputy Chief of Staff of the President for Political Affairs 13 November 2017–8 April 2019 | Succeeded by Fereydoun Verdinejad |
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| Preceded by Ali Asghar Khaji | Under Secretary for European and American Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran 4 September 2013–13 November 2017 | Succeeded by Office abolished |
