Majid Takht-Ravanchi

Majid Takht-Ravanchi
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
In office
24 April 2019 – 7 September 2022
President Hassan Rouhani
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by Gholam-Ali Khoshroo
Succeeded by Saeed Iravani
Ambassador of Iran to the Switzerland and Lichtenstein
In office
2002–2006
President Mohammad Khatami
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Personal details
Born 15 October 1958
Tehran, Iran
Alma mater University of Kansas
Fordham University
University of Bern
Awards Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)

Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi, Persian: ‌مجید تخت‌روانچی, born 15 October 1958, in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat. He served as the Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations from 2019 to 2022.

Education

Takht-Ravanchi holds a BS and MS from the University of Kansas in civil engineering, an MA from Fordham University in international political economy and development, and a PhD from the University of Bern in political science.

Negotiations

Takht-Ravanchi is a negotiator who has accompanied Javad Zarif in a series of negotiations with the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia plus Germany).