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IRAN - H.E. Abbas Bagherpour Ardekani

Credentials: 30.06.2020

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Born in 1972
Married, two sons

EDUCATION:

* Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Relations, graduated in 1996, Faculty of
International Relations, Tehran, Iran
* Master of Arts (M.A.), Public International law, graduated in 1999, Shahid
Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
* Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Public International Law, graduated in 2010, Shahid
Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
January 2018 – May 2020: Director General for Int'l Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
November 2015 – January 2018: Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
September 2011 – October 2015: Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iran to UN in Geneva
June 2009 – August 2011: Director, Legal Department, MFA
March 2007 – May 2009: Deputy Director, Legal Department, MFA
January 2004 – February 2007: Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Iran to UN, New York
April 1999 – December 2003: Legal Expert, Legal Department, MFA

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES:

April 2018-June 2020: Chair of AALCO Working Group on Cyberspace
June 2013 – June 2014: Chair of Government Group of ILO (International Labour Organization)
March 2013 – October 2013: Chair of WIPO IAOC Selection Panel
2008 & 2009: Rapporteur of UNCITRAL Working Group II on Arbitration

Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF und Harald Minich/HBF