Abbas Ali Khalatbari

Abbas Ali Khalatbari (Persian: عباسعلی خلعتبری‎, romanized: Abbās-'Alī Khal’atbarī; 1912 – 11 April 1979) was an Iranian diplomat, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1978.

Abbas Ali Khalatbari
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 September 1971 – 27 August 1978
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime MinisterAmir Abbas Hoveyda
Jamshid Amouzegar
Preceded byArdeshir Zahedi
Succeeded byAmir Khosrow Afshar
General Secretary of CENTO
In office
June 1962 – January 1968
Preceded byOsman Ali Baig
Succeeded byTurgut Menemencioglu
Personal details
Born1912
Died11 April 1979 (aged 66–67)
Tehran
NationalityIranian

Biography

Khalatbari was born in 1912.[1][2] He was a member of a well-established family.[3][4]

He pursued his education Paris, where he received his degree in political science at the Sciences Po (l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris) in 1936, and his PhD in law in 1938.[5]

Khalatbari was married to the sister of Safi Asfia, who headed the Plan Organisation of Iran, and was in charge of Iran's nearly nuclear ambitions. He had four children.[6]

Career

Khalatbari was a career diplomat.[7] He was among the significant diplomats who shaped the foreign relations of Iran under the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[3] He began his career in finance ministry in 1940 and then joined the foreign ministry in 1942.[5] He briefly served as Iran's ambassador to Poland in 1961.[5]

He was appointed secretary general of CENTO in January 1962, replacing Mirza Osman Ali Baig in the post.[8][9] Khalatbari was in office until January 1968 when Turgut Menemencioglu succeeded him in the post.[10] From 1968 to 1970 he served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs.[11]

Khalatbari was appointed foreign minister in 1971, replacing Ardeshir Zahedi in the post.[1] Khalatbari paid an official visit to Israel in 1977 as a guest of his Israeli counterpart Yigal Allon.[12] Khalatbari's term as foreign minister ended on 27 August 1978[13] and he was replaced by Amir Khosrow Afshar in the post.[2] Although being loyal to the Shah, Khalatbari learned his removal from the early morning radio news.[14]

Later years and death

Khalatbari was arrested and sentenced to death on the charges of "corruption on earth; membership of the former regime, being a minister of the former government, being a SAVAK agent, being member of a government delegation acting against the interests of the nation; being employed by the CIA; treason, acting against the interest of the people, acting against the security of the nation" following the 1979 Islamic revolution.[15] He and ten other officials of the Shah were executed by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran on 11 April 1979.[16] Shortly before his execution, a written statement of Khalatbari's reports in the court was issued, claiming that the ousted shah had "personally" killed many people.[16]

Honors

Khalatbari was the recipient of Homayoun First Class and Taj Third Class honors.[5]

References
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  3. Alidad Mafinezam; Aria Mehrabi (2008). Iran and Its Place Among Nations. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-275-99926-1.
  4. "Centers of Power in Iran" (Intelligence Report). CIA. May 1972. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. "In Memory of Abbas Ali Khalatbary Foreign Minister of Iran". Sedona. Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. Milani, Abbas. (2008). Eminent Persians : the men and women who made modern Iran, 1941-1979 : in two volumes. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-0907-0. OCLC 225870858.
  7. "Law And Human Rights in The Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). Amnesty International. February 1980. Archived from the original (Report) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  8. "Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)". World Statesmen. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. "Biographical Sketches". Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. Bob Reinalda; Kent Kille (21 August 2012). "Biographical Dictionary of Secretaries-General of International Organizations" (PDF). IO BIO Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013.
  11. Mahmoud Ghaffari (7 May 2004). "Sense and humor". The Iranian. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  12. Benjamin Beit Hallahmi (1987). The Israeli Connection: Whom Israel Arms and why. I.B.Tauris. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-85043-069-8.
  13. "A chronology of the Iranian Revolution (1978–79)". Derkeiler. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  14. James A. Bill (Winter 1978–79). "Iran and the crisis of '78". Foreign Affairs.
  15. "One person's story. Mr. Abbas Ali Khal'atbari". OMID. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  16. "Iran court testimony". The Montreal Gazette. Tehran. UPI. 12 April 1979.
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