Abbas Aram
Career
Aram was the first secretary at the embassy of Iran in the United States in the 1940s.[1] He was the Iranian ambassador to Japan and then, to Iraq during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[2][3] He served as foreign minister in the late 1950s and 1960s.[4] More specifically he was twice appointed foreign minister.[5] His first term was brief, from 1959 to 1960.[5] He was secondly in office from 1962 to 1966.[6][7] On 30 April and 1 May 1963 he represented Iran at the eleventh session of CENTO ministerial council in Karachi, Pakistan.[8]
Then he served as Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom.[9] He was appointed to the post in February 1967, replacing Ardeshir Zahedi.[10] Aram's tenure ended in November 1969 when Amir Khosrow Afshar was appointed Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom.[11] In December 1973, Aram was appointed Iranian ambassador to China, becoming the first Iranian diplomat served in the post.[12]
Later years
He was arrested after the revolution, but released later. He died in 1985 and was buried in Behesht-e Zahra.[13]
References
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- ^ Lokman I. Meho (2004). The Kurdish Question in U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-313-31435-3. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
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- ^ "Persons". FRUS. XXII. 1964–1968. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Foreign minister". Loghatnaameh. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "CENTO". International Organization. 18 (1). 1964. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Middle East 1969-1972" (PDF). FRUS. XXIV. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "State Intelligence". London Gazette (Issue 44249). 14 February 1967. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "State Intelligence". London Gazette (Issue 44974). 27 November 1969. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ John W. Garver (1 July 2006). China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World. University of Washington Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-295-80121-6. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "گوشه ای از خاطرات عباس آرام". Bukhara. 1 June 2010.
