List of Portuguese ambassadors in Iran

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Iran lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Iran . The countries maintain direct diplomatic relations that date back to the beginning of their first relations in 1507.

The first ambassador of Portugal was accredited in 1956 in the Iranian capital Tehran . The Portuguese representative in Turkey was double accredited there until 1972 , after which Portugal opened its own embassy in Tehran.

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Iran
Surname image Term of office Remarks
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Luís de Castro e Almeida Mendes Norton de Matos 1956 Ministro Plenipotenciário with official seat in Ankara , accredited in Tehran on October 15, 1956
Martim Machado de Farua e Maya Júnior 1965 Ambassador based in Ankara, accredited in Tehran on December 6, 1965
Henrique Guilherme Augusto de Figueiredo da Silva Martins Oct. 11, 1969
-?. 1969 		Ambassador based in Ankara, accredited to Tehran on October 15, 1965
Carlos Henrique Ferreira Lemonde Macedo February 10,
1972-21. February 1974 		First Ambassador to Portugal, based in Tehran, accredited on March 8, 1972
Augusto Martins Gonçalves Pedro February 21, 1974
-1. March 1975 		Transitional Chargé d' Affaires
Francisco Paulo Mendes da Luz March 1,
1975-10. March 1976 		Ambassador, accredited March 19, 1975
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Luís Manuel Dias da Silveira March 10,
1979-15. June 1984 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Fernando Pinto dos Santos June 16, 1989
-30. May 1989 		Ambassador, accredited August 5, 1984
Carlos Maria de Barros e Sá David Calder August 2, 1989
-21. February 1994 		Ambassador, accredited September 10, 1989
João Carlos Bessa Pinto Versteeg February 21,
1994-18. July 1994 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Manuel Marcelo Monteiro Curto July 18,
1994-21. October 1997 		Ambassador, accredited August 9, 1994
José Manuel da Costa Arsénio March 15,
1998-22. January 2005 		Ambassador, accredited May 9, 1998
José Fernando Moreira da Cunha January 24, 2005
-22. August 2009 		Ambassador, accredited March 26, 2005
Jorge Tito de Vasconcelos Nogueira Dias Cabral August 29, 2009
-19. March 2012 		ambassador
Mário Fernando Damas Nunes 2012
–22. September 2017 		Ambassador, accredited April 24, 2012
João José Cabral de Albuquerque Côrte-Real since January 10, 2017 Ambassador, accredited February 5, 2017

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Iran , website of the Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on November 4, 2019
  2. ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors to Iran , diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on November 4, 2019