List of ambassadors of Iran to the United Kingdom
Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of Iran to United Kingdom. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between Iran and United Kingdom.
| Head of mission (HOM) | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi | 1809 | 1810 |
| Set Khan Astvatsatourian | 1810 | |
|
Shafi' Khan
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1850 | 1855 |
| Mirza Jafar Khan | 1860 | 1861 |
|
Mirza Mahmoud Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1862 | 1865 |
| Mirza Mohammad-Ali Khan | 1865 | 1867 |
|
Mirza Mohsen Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1867 | 1872 |
|
Mirza Malkam Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1872 | 1889 |
|
Mohammad-Ali Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1889 | 1906 |
|
Mehdi Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1907 | 1920 |
|
Davoud Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1921 | 1926 |
|
Abdolali Khan
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1926 | 1927 |
|
Hovhannes Khan Masehian
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1927 | 1929 |
|
Hassan Taqizadeh
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1929 | 1930 |
|
Ali-Qoli Masoud Ansari
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1931 | 1932 |
|
Hossein Ala'
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1935 | 1937 |
|
Ali Soheili
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1938 | 1938 |
| Fazlollah Nabil | 1938 | 1940 |
|
Mohammad-Ali Moghaddam
(Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1940 | 1941 |
| Hassan Taqizadeh | 1941 | 1947 |
| Mohsen Rais | 1947 | 1950 |
| Ali Soheili | 1950 | 1951 |
|
Mohammad Hadjeb Davallou
(Chargé d'affaires a.i.) |
1951 | 1952 |
|
Amir Khosrow Afshar
(Chargé d'affaires a.i.) |
1954 | 1954 |
| Ali Soheili | 1954 | 1958 |
| Hossein Ghods-Nakhai | 1958 | 1961 |
| Shu'a al-Din Qutb | 1961 | 1962 |
| Ardeshir Zahedi | 1962 | 1966 |
| Abbas Aram | 1967 | 1969 |
| Amir Khosrow Afshar | 1969 | 1972 |
| Shuaauddin Ghotb | 1972 | 1975 |
| Parviz C. Radji | 1976 | 1979 |
|
Houshang Mahdavi
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1979 | |
| Gholam-Ali Afrouz | 1979 | 1980 |
|
Seyfollah Ehdaei
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1980 | 1981 |
|
Alireza Farrokhrouz
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1981 | 1982 |
|
Jalal Sadatian
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1982 | 1986 |
|
Mohammad-Mehdi Akhondzadeh
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1986 | 1989 |
| Jamal Haj-Esmaili | 1989 | 1990 |
|
Shamseddin Khareghani
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1990 | 1992 |
|
Gholamreza Ansari
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1992 | 1998 |
| Mahmoud Mohammadi | 1998 | 1999 |
| Gholamreza Ansari | 1999 | 2000 |
| Morteza Sarmadi | 2000 | 2004 |
| Mohammad-Hossein Adeli | 2004 | 2005 |
| Rasoul Movahedian | 2006 | 2010 |
|
Safar-Ali Eslamian Koupaei
(Chargé d'affaires) |
2010 | 2012 |
|
Mohammad-Hassan Habibollahzadeh
(Chargé d'affaires) |
2013 | 2016 |
| Hamid Baeidinejad | 2016 | 2021 |
|
Mehdi Hosseini Matin
(Chargé d'affaires) |
2021 | |
| Mohsen Baharvand | 2021 | 2022 |
|
Mehdi Hosseini Matin
(Chargé d'affaires) |
2022 | 2024 |
|
Ali Matinfar
(Chargé d'affaires) |
2024 | 2025 |
| Seyed Ali Mousavi | 2025 | Incumbent |
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This page was last edited on 21 December 2025, at 04:19 AM (EST).