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| name = Aligholi Ardalan |
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| office = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)|Minister Foreign Affairs]] |
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| termstart = 8 April 1955 |
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| termend = 1959 |
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| primeminister = [[Hossein Ala']] <br/> [[Manouchehr Eghbal]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|01|25|}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|08|02|1900|01|25|}} |
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| birth_place = [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] |
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| office2 = [[Minister of Royal Court]] |
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| termstart2 = 7 September 1978 |
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| termend2 = 11 February 1979 |
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| office3 = [[Regency Council (Iran)|Member of Regency Council]] |
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| termstart3 = 13 January 1979 |
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| termend3 = 22 January 1979 |
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| appointer3 = [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] |
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| nationality = [[Iranian]] |
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| predecessor2 = [[Amir-Abbas Hoveyda]] |
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'''Aligholi Ardalan''' ({{lang-fa|علیقلی اردلان}}; also [[Romanize]]d as '''Aliqoli Ardalān'''; 25 January 1900– 2 August 1986) was one of the leading Iranian diplomats of his generation. He served as the minister of industry, the cabinet minister for foreign affairs and as ambassador to the United States, the [[USSR]], and [[West Germany]]. He was also managing director of the [[National Iranian Oil Company]] for Southern Iran.<ref>{{cite web|title=علیقلی اردلان|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1911172|website=Magiran|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> |
'''Aligholi Ardalan''' ({{lang-fa|علیقلی اردلان}}; also [[Romanize]]d as '''Aliqoli Ardalān'''; 25 January 1900– 2 August 1986) was one of the leading Iranian diplomats of his generation. He served as the minister of industry, the cabinet minister for foreign affairs and as ambassador to the United States, the [[USSR]], and [[West Germany]]. He was also managing director of the [[National Iranian Oil Company]] for Southern Iran.<ref>{{cite web|title=علیقلی اردلان|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1911172|website=Magiran|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> |
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Aligholi Ardalan | |
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| Minister Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 April 1955 – 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Hossein Ala' Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Minister of Royal Court | |
| In office 7 September 1978 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Member of Regency Council | |
| In office 13 January 1979 – 22 January 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1900 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | August 2, 1986 (aged 86) |
Aligholi Ardalan (Persian: علیقلی اردلان; also Romanized as Aliqoli Ardalān; 25 January 1900– 2 August 1986) was one of the leading Iranian diplomats of his generation. He served as the minister of industry, the cabinet minister for foreign affairs and as ambassador to the United States, the USSR, and West Germany. He was also managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company for Southern Iran.[1]
Biography
Ardalan was born in Tehran on 25 January 1900.[2] From 1924 to 1927 he served as deputy of the Iranian embassy in Berlin. He received a Doctorate from Frederick Wilhelm University, Berlin (now Humboldt University of Berlin) having written his thesis on the 'Position of Iranians in the world economy' (dated 23 November 1929) in impeccable German. He joined the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the age of 30, and became Political Officer at the Persian Embassy in Washington DC. From 14 May 1958 to 16 March 1960 he functioned as Iranian Ambassador to the United States.[2]
Ardalan was the only Iranian diplomat during the Cold War who served at the United Nations, Washington and Moscow during his tenure as diplomat. He was fluent in German, French, English, Kurdish and Persian.[3]
Personal life
Ardalan married in 1939 to Mehri Esfandiary, grand-daughter of Haj Mohtasham Saltaneh Esfandiari, President of the Majles for many years. She bore him two sons: Manoutchehr and Cyrus.
References
- ^ "علیقلی اردلان". Magiran. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "عليقلي اردلان". Iichs.
- ^ Qajar Studies VI: Entertainment in Qajar Persia. Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn & Co Uitgeversmaatschappij. 2006. p. 218.
External links
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