Ali Bagheri
Born
Ali Bagheri Kani

October 1967 (1967-10) (age 56)
Kan, Tehran, Pahlavi Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationEconomy
Alma materImam Sadiq University
Parent
RelativesMohammad-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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  1. ^ علی باقری
  2. ^ SNSC members
  3. ^ Salari, Fatemeh (2023-09-19). "Qatar says prisoner swap could pave way for better understanding between Iran-US". Doha News. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ Hafezi, Parisa; Mills, Andrew (2023-09-11). "Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
Political offices Preceded byKeivan Imani Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Director General of Central and Northern Europe 2006–2008 Succeeded by? New title Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for European AffairsActing 2007 Succeeded byMehdi Safari Preceded byAbbas Araghchi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs 2021–present Incumbent Government offices Preceded byJavad Va'idias Vice Secretariat for International Affairs Vice Secretariat of Supreme National Security Councilfor Foreign policy and International security 2008–2013 Succeeded bySa'id Irvani Preceded byMehdi Bokharaei-Zadehas Director of Foreign policy Affairs Diplomatic posts Preceded byJavad Va'idi Senior Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue 2008–2013 Succeeded byAbbas Araghchias Vice Minister of Foreign Affairsfor Legal and International Affairs Preceded byAbbas Araghchi Head of Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Follow-up Commission 2021–present Incumbent Party political offices New title Campaign manager of Saeed Jalili 2013 Succeeded byMahdi Tajrishi Legal offices Preceded byMohammad-Javad Larijani Vice Chief Justice for International AffairsSecretary of High Council for Human Rights 2019–2021 Succeeded byKazem Gharibabadi
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