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| Born | Ali Bagheri Kani October 1967 (age 56) Kan (Village), Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Economy |
| Alma mater | Imam Sadiq University |
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| Relatives | Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (uncle) |
Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: علی باقری کنی; born October 1967 in Kan, Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who is the current political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, since September 2021.
He was Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013 and currently serves as advisor at the council.[1] He was also chairman of Saeed Jalili's presidential campaign in 2013 presidential election. He is the son of Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri, a former member of the Assembly of Experts and also nephew of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. He has been a diplomat since 1990.[2]
Kani was the lead negotiator in the mediation between Iran and the United States in the September 2023 prisoner release deal.[3][4]
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- ↑ علی باقری
- ↑ SNSC members
- ↑ Salari, Fatemeh (2023-09-19). "Qatar says prisoner swap could pave way for better understanding between Iran-US". Doha News. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ↑ Hafezi, Parisa; Mills, Andrew (2023-09-11). "Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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