Amir-Aslan Afshar | |
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امیراصلان افشار | |
| Ambassador of Iran to West Germany | |
| In office 12 September 1973 – 1 August 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hossein Loghman-Adham |
| Succeeded by | Hushang Amir-Mokri |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United States | |
| In office 16 October 1969 – 7 March 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hushang Ansary |
| Succeeded by | Ardeshir Zahedi |
| Ambassador of Iran to Austria | |
| In office 1 August 1967 – 16 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Akhzar |
| Succeeded by | Esmaeil Farbord |
| Member of the National Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 20 August 1956 – 20 August 1960 | |
| Constituency | Maragheh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1919-11-22)22 November 1919 |
| Died | 18 February 2021(2021-02-18) (aged 101) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Jan-Mohammad Khan Amir Masoud (father) Amir-Bano Tal'at Molok (mother) |
| Relatives | Mohammad Sa'ed (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Amir-Aslan Afshar Qasemlou (Persian:امیراصلان افشار قاسملو; 22 November 1919 – 18 February 2021) was an Iranian politician and diplomat.
He was a descendant of Afshar Qasemlu who ruledKerman, during the reign ofNader Shah of theAfsharid dynasty. His father, Colonel Amir Masoud Afshar Qasemlu, served duringReza Shah's reign.[1] Afshar was born on 22 November 1919.[2] He graduated from the Hindenburg-OberrealschuleBerlin-Wilmersdorf in 1939, and received his doctorate in political science from theUniversity of Vienna in 1942.[1]
Afshār joined the Foreign Service in 1948. From 1950 to 1954, he was anattaché at the Iranian embassy inThe Hague. From 1956 to 1960, he was a member of theNational Consultative Assembly. In addition to his work as a member of parliament, he was a delegate to theUnited Nations Economic Committee from 1957 to 1961.[1]
He later served as the Ambassador of Iran to Austria from 1967 to 1969, then as theAmbassador of Iran to the United States from 1969 to 1972, and theAmbassador of Iran to West Germany from 1973 to 1977.[3]
On January 16, 1979, during theIranian Revolution, Afshar left Iran on the same plane as ShahMohammad Reza Pahlavi.[4]
On 18 February 2021, Afshār died during theCOVID-19 pandemic in France, at his home inNice, aged 101.[1][3]
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