Marzieh Afkham

Marzieh Afkham (Persian: مرضیه افخم) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the ambassador to Malaysia for four years.

Marzieh Afkham
Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
1 December 2015  15 November 2019
PresidentHassan Rouhani
MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded byJalal Firouznia
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 September 2013[1]  8 November 2015
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAbbas Araghchi
Succeeded byHossein Jaberi Ansari
Personal details
BornDecember 1962/January 1963 (age 57)[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
NationalityIranian
Alma materAllameh Tabatabaei University[1]
Islamic Azad University[1]

She is former spokeswoman and head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[2] the first female spokesperson for the ministry.[3] On 8 November 2015 was appointed as ambassador to Malaysia, becoming the first female Iranian ambassador since the 1979 revolution[4] and the second in history after Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi.[5]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Abbas Araghchi
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
2013–2015
Succeeded by
Hossein Jaberi Ansari


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