Biography of H.E. Mr. Ali Reza Haghighian,
as Ambassador-designate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad.

Name:               Ali Reza
Surname:           Haghighian
Date of Birth:     September 1, 1958
Place of Birth:     Isfahan
Marital Status:     Married, three children
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree
Familiarity with foreign languages: English

Previous Assignments:

•    Attache (Political Affairs): 1981 to 1983
•    Third Secretary (Political Affairs):Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Canada(Ottawa):1983 to 1987
•    Second Secretary(Political Affairs):1987 to 1988
•    First Secretary, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Federal Republic of Germany (Bonn): 1988 to 1993
•    Counsellor (Political Affairs):1993 to 1998
•    Director General, Bureau for Study of Reports of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran: 1998 to 2001
•    Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Iraq (Baghdad): 2001 to 2003
•    Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Armenia (Yerevan) : 2004 to 2007
•    Current Position: Senior Expert, Commonwealth Affairs: 2007 to date.