Hossein Ghods-Nachai

Hossein Ghods-Nachai

Hossein Ghods-Nachai ( Persian حسین قدس نخعی, French Nakhaï , English Nakhaee ; * 1911 in Masandaran ; † December 30, 1977 in Tehran ) was an Iranian poet, politician and diplomat. Ghods-Nachai was a member of the Melliyune (Nationalist Party) party.

family

Nachai was the son of an Iranian cleric, Hajj Agha Hassan Nachai . As with his father, Hossein's last name was originally Nachai. In his youth, Hossein Nachai was the editor of a literary magazine called Ghods , and so he became known to everyone as "Mr. Ghods". He later added the word Ghods to his last name. He married the daughter of the first Persian ambassador to the United States , Sadr es-Saltaneh , also known as Hajji Washington .

Diplomatic and political career

Nachai became Iranian ambassador to Baghdad , London , Tokyo (October 1956 to January 1958) and Washington, DC (under the John F. Kennedy administration ). Between December 1 and December 30, 1960, he held the position of Persian Foreign Minister, and between 1961 and 1963. He was then appointed Minister of the Royal Court, a post he held until 1968. Nachai was replaced as Minister of the Court by Amir Assadollah Alam . He then became ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican).

He was the chairman of the committee that negotiated with the Soviet Union about the return of the Iranian National Bank's gold holdings that had been brought into the Soviet Union by Soviet troops after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran .

Literary life

Hossein Ghods-Nachai wrote extensive volumes of poetry (including his Robajat ) and prose texts (including one with the title Trail lost in heaven ). Some of his works have been translated into English and other languages.

Individual evidence

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