Curriculum Vitae of H.E. Mr. Malek Hossein Givzad

First name: Malek Hossein

Last name: Givzad

Date of birth: 1962

Marital status: Married, with two children

Languages: English, French, Arabic

Education:

Diplomacy and International Insinuations, School of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, 1993

Diplomatic Experience:

1992-1995: Political Officer of the Taskforce of the United Nation Security Council Resolution 598 in Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995-2000: First Secretary of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Zimbabwe   

2000-2002: Political Officer of the Department of Special Projects Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2002-2003: Deputy Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003-2006: Counsellor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the UK  

2006-2008: Deputy Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2008-2011: Head of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2011-2015: Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kenya and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in Nairobi

2015-2016: Head of the Department of the African Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2016-2017: Head of the Second Department of Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2017-2019: Head of the Department of East Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2020 – 2023: Head of the Second Department of Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affair

2023- present: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Hellenic Republic