Ahmad Masoumifar

Ahmad Masoumifar
Ambassador of Iran to the Kingdom of Sweden
In office February 2020 – 2023
President	Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Rasoul Mohajer Hejazi
Succeeded by	Hojjatollah Faghani
Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In office 2017–2020
Preceded by	Fereydoun Haghbin
Succeeded by	Sayed Rasoul Mohajer
Iranian Ambassador to South Korea
In office January 2011 – August 2014
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Bakhtiari
Succeeded by	Hassan Taherian
Personal details
Born	26 October 1961 Iran
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Tehran
Occupation	Diplomat

Ahmad Masoumifar (Persian: احمد معصومی‌فر; born 21 March 1961) is an Iranian career diplomat and the former Ambassador of Iran in Sweden.^[1][2] He was formerly the Director General for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Iran’s Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Committee.^[3][4]

Masoumifar was educated at the University of Tehran. He holds a master's in development economics and a Doctorate in business administration. Masoumifar joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.^[5]

He has served as Iran’s Consul General to Shanghai, chargé d'affaires in Kuala Lumpur, Ambassador to South Korea, and Ambassador to Sweden.^[5][6]

His previous roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include, Head of Investments and Special Economic Plans Department, Head of the Office of Economic Cooperation with the Americas, Deputy Director General of Economic Affairs, and Director General for Economic Affairs and the Secretary of Iran’s Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Committee.^[7]

References

1. "The King holds formal audiences for new ambassadors – Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
2. "'Zionist regime alive by making crises, violating intl. laws'". Mehr News Agency. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
3. "Nya ambassadörer till Sverige". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
4. "سفیر ایران در سوئد استوارنامه خود را تقدیم پادشاه این کشور کرد". ایرنا (in Persian). 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
5. "بیوگرافی سفیر". sweden.mfa.gov.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
6. "Iran's new ambassadors to 13 countries meet president". Tehran Times. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
7. "با هدف تقویت مناسبات اقتصادی با اتحادیه اروپا؛ مدیر کل اقتصادی وزارت خارجه، سفیر ایران در سوئد شد". دیپلماسی ایرانی (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-08-21.