List of ambassadors of Iran to Australia
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2025) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Australia | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of Iran | |
 Incumbent since 26 August 2025Vacant | |
| Inaugural holder | Bahman Ahanin |
| Formation | 17 December 1970 |
The Iranian ambassador in Canberra is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Australia.
In August 2025, the then-Iranian ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi was expelled following prime minister Anthony Albanese's declaration along with ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) boss Mike Burgess that Iran orchestrated anti-semitic disruptions across Australia.[1]
List of representatives
[edit]| Diplomatic accreditation | Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar | Ambassador | Persian language | Observations | List of heads of state of Iran | List of prime ministers of Australia | Term end | Term end Solar Hijri calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 1970 | 1349 | Bahman Ahanin | Persian: بهمن آهنین | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | John Gorton William McMahon Gough Whitlam |
1 March 1973 | 1351 | |
| 17 December 1970 | 1349 | Hossein Eshraghi | Persian: حسین اشراقی | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | Gough Whitlam Malcolm Fraser |
1 December 1975 | 1354 | |
| 1 December 1975 | 1354 | Ali-Reza Heravi | Persian: علیرضا هروی | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | Malcolm Fraser | 1 October 1977 | 1356 | |
| 1 October 1977 | 1356 | Khosrow Akmal | Persian: خسرو اکمل | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | Malcolm Fraser | 1 January 1979 | 1357 | |
| 1 January 1979 | 1357 | Ehsanollah Mir-Saeid Qazi | Persian: احسان‌الله میرسعید قاضی | Chargé d'Affaires | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi | Malcolm Fraser | 1 June 1979 | 1358 |
| 1 January 1979 | 1357 | Mohammad Nakhaei Menhaj | Persian: محمد نخعی منهاج | Mehdi Bazargan | Malcolm Fraser | |||
| Ahmad Asgharian Jeddi | Persian: احمد اصغریان جدی | Chargé d'Affaires | ||||||
| Mohammad Khodadadi | Persian: محمد خدادادی | Chargé d'Affaires | ||||||
| 1984 | 1363 | Ahmad Attari | Persian: احمد عطاری | Ali Khamenei | Bob Hawke | 1987 | 1366 | |
| 1987 | 1366 | Mehdi Khandaghabadi | Persian: مهدی خندق‌آبادی | Ali Khamenei | Bob Hawke | 1990 | 1369 | |
| 1990 | 1369 | Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh (fa) | Persian: محمدحسن قدیری ابیانه | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
1992 | 1371 | |
| Mohammad Rouhisefat | Persian: محمد روحی‌صفت | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | Paul Keating | 1999 | 1378 | |||
| 1999 | 1378 | Gholamali Khoshrou (fa) | Persian: غلامعلی خوشرو | Mohammad Khatami | John Howard | 2002 | 1381 | |
| 2002 | 1381 | Hamid Aboutalebi | Persian: حمید ابوطالبی | Mohammad Khatami | John Howard | 2006 | 1385 | |
| 2006 | 1385 | Mahmoud Movahhedi | Persian: محمود موحدی | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | John Howard Kevin Rudd |
2009 | 1388 | |
| 21 December 2009 | 1388 | Mahmoud Babaei | Persian: محمود بابایی | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott |
2014 | 1393 | |
| 20 August 2014 | 1393 | Abdolhossein Vahhaji | Persian: عبدالحسین وهاجی | Hassan Rouhani | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
20 August 2018 | 1397 | |
| 29 August 2018 | 1397 | Fereidoun Haghbin (fa) | Persian: فریدون حق‌بین | Hassan Rouhani | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Anthony Albanese |
27 July 2023 | 1402 | |
| 27 July 2023 | 1402 | Ahmad Sadeghi (fa) | Persian: احمد صادقی | Ebrahim Raisi (2023–2024);
Masoud Pezeshkian (2024–2025) |
Anthony Albanese | 26 August 2025 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Crowley, Tom (26 August 2025). "Diplomatic ties severed with Iran after ASIO names it as behind antisemitic attacks". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
