Majid Takht-Ravanchi
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
In office
24 April 2019[1] – 7 September 2022[2]
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded byGholam-Ali Khoshroo
Succeeded bySaeed Iravani
Ambassador of Iran to the Switzerland and Lichtenstein
In office
2002–2006
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Personal details
Born (1958-10-15) 15 October 1958
Tehran, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Fordham University
University of Bern
Awards Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[3]

Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi, Persian: ‌مجید تخت‌روانچی,[4] born 15 October 1958, in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat. 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


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