Who replaces FM spokeswoman who will soon become ambassador to Malaysia?

Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, Ph.D., has penned a number of articles on public and media diplomacy as well as on the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami, Ph.D., who currently serves as president of the Foreign Ministry’s School for International Relations, will soon be named Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, replacing Marzieh Afkham who will move in Malaysia to become the Islamic Republic’s first female ambassador.

On October18, Entekhab.ir, a news website quoted Diplomat monthly as reporting that Sheikholeslami is a veteran public and media diplomacy expert with a Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Tehran.

Dr. Sheikholeslami has penned a number of articles on public and media diplomacy as well as on the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The outgoing spokesperson – Marzieh Afkham – has been in the post since the rise to power of the Rouhani administration in 2013.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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