Hassan Taherian

Hassan Taherian ( Persian حسن طاهریان; * 1948 ) is an Iranian diplomat in retirement .

Career

He graduated in law at the University of Tehran and joined the Foreign Service. He received his doctorate in law from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in Scotland . From 1980 to 1984 he was Chargé d'affaires in Seoul . From 1986 to 1991 he was ambassador to Seoul . From 1992 to 1993 he was ambassador to Pyongyang . In 1995 he headed the Far East department . From 1999 to 2000 he was ambassador to Dublin . In 2002 he was ambassador to Pyongyang . From August 8, 2014 to 2018, he was ambassador in Seoul .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ February 19, 1995, The Director General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Far Eastern division, Hassan Taherian, denies missile cooperation with North Korea. According to Taherian, “we deny this… [f] or lack of need and also self-sufficiency in military productions, our military cooperation is very limited. It is about zero. " Reuters, February 19, 1995. [1]
2. ↑ Who Is Hassan Taherian ?, The Seoul Times , February 10, 2017, [2] [3] [4]

predecessor	Office	successor
Abdol Amir Alam	Iranian Chargé d'Affaires in Seoul 1980 to April 19, 1984	Mahmoud Hatef
Mahmoud Hatef	Iranian ambassador in Seoul from 1986 to 1991
Asghar Nahavandian	Iranian ambassador to Pyongyang 1992 to 1993	Mohammad Ganjidoost
1988-1991: Bahram Ghasemi	Iranian ambassador in Dublin 1999 to 2000	2002–2005: Hossein Mirfakhar 2007 Ebrahim Rahimpour Javad Kachoueian
Mohammad Ganjidoost	Iranian ambassador to Pyongyang in 2002	Jalaleddin Namini Mianji
Mohammad Reza Bakhtiari	Iranian Ambassador in Seoul August 8, 2014 to 2018	Saeed Badamchi Shabestari