List of ambassadors of Iran to India
Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of Iran to India. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between Iran and India.
| Head of mission (HOM) | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Motamedi | March 1948 | 1 December, 1948 |
| Mousa Nouri Esfandiari | 21 January, 1949 | 1 January, 1952 |
| Ali-Asghar Hekmat | 1 January, 1952 | - |
| Morteza Moshfegh Kazemi | - | 1 December, 1961 |
| Abdolhossein Masoud Ansari | - | 21 March, 1963 |
| Fereydoun Adamiyat | 21 March, 1963 | 1 June, 1965 |
| Jalal Abdoh | 1 August, 1965 | 1 October, 1968 |
| Mohammad-Reza Amirteymour Kalali | 1 November, 1968 | 1 September, 1971 |
| Gholamali Vahid Mazandarani | 1 September, 1971 | February 1976 |
| Gholamreza Tajbakhsh Davallou | 1 February, 1976 | 7 January, 1979 |
|
Naser Shirazi Rad
(chargé d'affaires) |
1 February, 1979 | 1 November, 1979 |
| Abolfazael Mojtahedi | 1 November, 1979 | 1 August, 1981 |
| Mohammad-Mehdi Akhoundzadeh | 1 August, 1981 | 1 July, 1982 |
| Hassan Asadi Lari | 1 July, 1982 | 1 November, 1984 |
| Ebrahim Behnam Dehkordi | 1 November, 1984 | 1 July, 1988 |
|
Javid Ghorbanoghlou
(chargé d'affaires) |
1 July, 1987 | 1 June, 1989 |
| Ebrahim Rahimpour | 1 June, 1989 | 1 November, 1993 |
| Ali-Reza Sheikh-Attar | 1 November, 1993 | 1 March, 1998 |
| Mahmoud Mousavi | 1 April, 1998 | 1 December, 2002 |
| Siavash Zargar | 1 January, 2003 | 1 October, 2007 |
| Mehdi Nabizadeh | 1 October, 2007 | 1 November, 2012 |
| Gholamreza Ansari | 1 December, 2012 | 1 March, 2018 |
| Ali Chegeni | 1 April, 2018 | 26 October, 2022 |
| Dr. Iraj Elahi | 26 October, 2022 | 8 October, 2025 |
| Dr. Mohammad Fathali | 8 October, 2025 | Incumbent |
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