The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Iran (Arabic: سفارة دولة فلسطين لدى إيران; Persian: سفارت فلسطین در تهران) is the diplomatic mission of the Palestine to Iran, located in Palestine Street in Tehran.[1] This mission was initially managed by the Palestine Liberation Organization and currently by the State of Palestine.
| Embassy of the State of Palestine in Iran سفارة دولة فلسطين لدى إيران سفارت فلسطین در تهران | |
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| Location | Iran |
| Address | No. 347, Palestine Street, Tehran |
| Opening | 1979 |
| Ambassador | Salam al-Zawawi |
History
edit| Embassy of the State of Israel in Iran שגרירות מדינת ישראל טהראן | |
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| Location | Imperial State of Iran |
| Address | Tehran |
| Opening | 1948 |
| Closed | 18 February 1979 |
| Ambassador | Uri Lubrani |
From 1948 to 1979, this diplomatic mission was known as the Embassy of the State of Israel in Tehran (Hebrew: שגרירות מדינת ישראל טהראן; Arabic: سفارة دولة اسرائيل طهران) when Iran and Israel had diplomatic relations until the Iranian Revolution.[2][3]
The Palestine Liberation Organization backed the 1979 revolution, and several days after the revolution, PLO chief Yasser Arafat led a Palestinian delegation to Iran. The Palestinian delegates were publicly welcomed, and symbolically handed the keys to the former Israeli embassy in Tehran, which later became a Palestinian embassy.[4] Hani al-Hassan, one of the key diplomatic figures of the PLO, was appointed as the first ambassador of Palestine to Iran.[5]
List of ambassadors
edit| No. | Name | Name in Arabic | Appointment | Dismissal | Remarks |
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| 1 | Hani al-Hassan | هاني الحسن | 1979 | 1981 | [5] |
| 2 | Salah al-Zawawi | صلاح الزواوي | 1981 | 2022 | [6] |
| 3 | Salam al-Zawawi | سلام الزواوي | 2022 | incumbent | Daughter of Salah[7] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Embassy of the State of Palestine in". Ministry of foreign affairs of State of Palestine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Iran Primer: Iran and Israel". FRONTLINE - Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Did Israel, under the shah, help start Iran's nuclear program?", The Times of Israel, 1 November 2013
- ^ "Iran and the Palestinians".
- ^ a b Hani Al- Hassan (1938- 2012) - Yasser Arafat Foundation
- ^ Iran FM condoles demise of former Palestinian ambassador - IRNA English
- ^ Palestine appoints its new ambassador to Iran - IRNA English
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