Mirfendereski began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs and held many posts there. He served as the ambassador of Iran to the Soviet Union in the sixties.[1] Upon returning to Tehran, he was appointed as deputy minister of foreign affairs in 1970.[1] He served in the post until October 1973[2] when he was dismissed because he allowed Soviet civil airplanes to fly spare parts to Iraq to be employed in the war with Israel without consent of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[3][4]
Mirfendereski was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by Shahpour Bakhtiar in January 1979, replacing Abbas Ali Khalatbari in the post.[5] His term lasted very short, just 37 days, and ended in February 1979 when an Islamic revolution took place in the country.[6] Just before the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran Mirfendereski declared that Iran ended its membership from CENTO which is considered to be an initiative of the Bakhtiar cabinet to establish positive relations with both Khomeini's supporters and the leftist groups.[7]Karim Sanjabi succeeded Mirfendereski as foreign minister.[8]
Later years
After leaving office, Mirfendereski was arrested and put at Qasr prison in Tehran where other senior officials were also detained.[9] Then he was freed, and he left Iran and settled in Paris. In the exile he joined the National Resistance Movement headed by Bakhtiar.[5][10] In 1984, Mirfendereski declared in Paris that the Shah's cancer had been diagnosed in 1974, six years before his death in Egypt on 27 July 1980 and that it had been kept secret until the revolution.[6]
Personal life and death
Mirfendereski was married and had three children, two daughters and a son.[1] He died in Paris at the age of 85 on 2 May 2004.[1][11]
References
^ abcdMahmoud Ghaffari (7 May 2004). "Sense and humor". The Iranian. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^"Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976" (PDF). Department of State. Washington DC. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^Trita Parsi (2007). Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 47. ISBN978-0-300-12057-8.
^R. W. Apple Jr. (6 January 1979). "Iran future brighter". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Tehran. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ abSepehr Zabir (2012). The Left in Contemporary Iran (RLE Iran D). Abingdon; New York: Routledge. p. 227. ISBN978-1-136-81263-7.
^ ab"Iran's Exiles Ponder What Went Wrong". The Palm Beach Post. Paris. AP. 11 February 1984. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^Javier Gil Guerrero (2016). The Carter Administration and the Fall of Iran's Pahlavi Dynasty. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 182. doi:10.1057/9781137598738_10. ISBN978-1-349-88805-4.
^"Iran Rulers effective 1694 to Date". Peymanmeli. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^Cyrus Kadivar (4 March 2003). . The Iranian. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^Mehrdad Khonsari (1995). (PhD thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science. p. 142. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
^Guive Mirfendereski (5 May 2004). "Requiem. Rising Sun". The Iranian. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Ahmad Mirfendereski at Wikimedia Commons
January 07, 2023
ahmad, mirfendereski, 1918, 2004, iranian, diplomat, politician, last, minister, foreign, affairs, shah, iran, minister, foreign, affairsin, office, january, 1979, february, 1979monarchmohammad, reza, pahlaviprime, ministershahpour, bakhtiarpreceded, byamir, k. Ahmad Mirfendereski 9 May 1918 2 May 2004 was an Iranian diplomat politician and the last minister of foreign affairs of the Shah era in Iran Ahmad MirfendereskiMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 5 January 1979 11 February 1979MonarchMohammad Reza PahlaviPrime MinisterShahpour BakhtiarPreceded byAmir Khosrow AfsharSucceeded byKarim SanjabiPersonal detailsBorn9 May 1918Tehran IranDied2 May 2004 2004 05 02 aged 85 Paris FrancePolitical partyNational Resistance Movement of Iran 1979 1991 Contents 1 Career 2 Later years 3 Personal life and death 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMirfendereski began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs and held many posts there He served as the ambassador of Iran to the Soviet Union in the sixties 1 Upon returning to Tehran he was appointed as deputy minister of foreign affairs in 1970 1 He served in the post until October 1973 2 when he was dismissed because he allowed Soviet civil airplanes to fly spare parts to Iraq to be employed in the war with Israel without consent of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 3 4 Mirfendereski was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by Shahpour Bakhtiar in January 1979 replacing Abbas Ali Khalatbari in the post 5 His term lasted very short just 37 days and ended in February 1979 when an Islamic revolution took place in the country 6 Just before the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran Mirfendereski declared that Iran ended its membership from CENTO which is considered to be an initiative of the Bakhtiar cabinet to establish positive relations with both Khomeini s supporters and the leftist groups 7 Karim Sanjabi succeeded Mirfendereski as foreign minister 8 Later years EditAfter leaving office Mirfendereski was arrested and put at Qasr prison in Tehran where other senior officials were also detained 9 Then he was freed and he left Iran and settled in Paris In the exile he joined the National Resistance Movement headed by Bakhtiar 5 10 In 1984 Mirfendereski declared in Paris that the Shah s cancer had been diagnosed in 1974 six years before his death in Egypt on 27 July 1980 and that it had been kept secret until the revolution 6 Personal life and death EditMirfendereski was married and had three children two daughters and a son 1 He died in Paris at the age of 85 on 2 May 2004 1 11 References Edit a b c d Mahmoud Ghaffari 7 May 2004 Sense and humor The Iranian Retrieved 25 July 2013 Foreign Relations of the United States 1969 1976 PDF Department of State Washington DC Retrieved 19 March 2015 Trita Parsi 2007 Treacherous Alliance The Secret Dealings of Israel Iran and the United States New Haven CT Yale University Press p 47 ISBN 978 0 300 12057 8 R W Apple Jr 6 January 1979 Iran future brighter Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tehran Retrieved 25 July 2013 a b Sepehr Zabir 2012 The Left in Contemporary Iran RLE Iran D Abingdon New York Routledge p 227 ISBN 978 1 136 81263 7 a b Iran s Exiles Ponder What Went Wrong The Palm Beach Post Paris AP 11 February 1984 Retrieved 25 July 2013 Javier Gil Guerrero 2016 The Carter Administration and the Fall of Iran s Pahlavi Dynasty New York Palgrave Macmillan p 182 doi 10 1057 9781137598738 10 ISBN 978 1 349 88805 4 Iran Rulers effective 1694 to Date Peymanmeli Retrieved 25 July 2013 Cyrus Kadivar 4 March 2003 37 days A cautionary tale that must not be forgotten The Iranian Archived from the original on 9 August 2013 Retrieved 30 July 2013 Mehrdad Khonsari 1995 The National Movement of the Iranian Resistance 1979 1991 The role of a banned opposition movement in international politics PhD thesis London School of Economics and Political Science p 142 Archived from the original on 26 October 2017 Guive Mirfendereski 5 May 2004 Requiem Rising Sun The Iranian Retrieved 25 July 2013 External links Edit Media related to Ahmad Mirfendereski at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ahmad Mirfendereski amp oldid 1081810697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
