Musa Nuri Esfandiari (; 1894 – 1972) was an

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diplomat and served as foreign minister and as ambassador during the

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. He also used the name Musa Khan Mofaq ol-Saltaneh.

Early life and education

Esfandiari was born in 1894, in Tehran,

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(now Iran). He was from the noble Persian Esfandiari Noor family and had a brother, Asadullah Yamin Esfandiari who worked as a diplomat. Esfandiari was educated both in Iran and in Europe.

Career

After his graduation Esfandiari joined the

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in 1916. After serving at different diplomatic missions he was named as the counsellor and charge d’affaires of the Imperial Iran in France in 1933. In December of the same year he was appointed counsellor in the Soviet Union which held for a short period. Then he was appointed charge d’affaires of the Imperial Iran in Turkey. He was named as the director-general of industry and mines in July 1937. He served as the Ambassador of the Imperial Iran to Iraq between December 1937 and August 1938. In 1939 Esfandiari was sent to

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where he remained until 1941. Upon his return to Iran Esfandiari was again appointed Ambassador to Iraq. He was named as the Ambassador to Turkey in 1945. On 15 June 1948 he was appointed minister of foreign affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister

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. He was in office until November that year. During the premiership of

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between 1957 and 1960 Esfandiari served as the Ambassador of Iran to Japan.

Personal life and death

Esfandiari was married and had a son. He was fluent in French and Italian. He died in 1972.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esfandiari, Musa Nuri 20th-century Iranian diplomats 1894 births 1972 deaths Ambassadors of Iran to Iraq Ambassadors of Iran to Germany Politicians from Tehran Ministers of foreign affairs of Iran People of Pahlavi Iran Ambassadors of Iran to Japan Ambassadors of Iran to Turkey