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Ambassador of Australia to Iran
Incumbent
Ian McConville
since 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceTehran
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderBarry Hall
Formation1968

The ambassador of Australia to Iran is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

The current ambassador, since May 2024, is Ian McConville.

Heads of mission

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Ordinal Officeholder Title Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Barry Hall Ambassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran 		1968 (1968) 1972 (1972) 3–4 years [2]
2 Henry Douglas White 1972 (1972) 1972 (1972) 0 years
3 Ivor Gordon Bowden Ambassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran 		1974 (1974) 1978 (1978) 3–4 years
4 Marshall Johnston 1978 (1978) 1979 (1979) 0–1 years
n/a Kevin J. Boreham Charge d’Affaires ad interim 1979 (1979) 1982 (1982) 2–3 years
n/a William N. Fisher 1982 (1982) 1983 (1983) 0–1 years
n/a John Dauth 1983 (1983) 1985 (1985) 1–2 years
5 John Lander Ambassador of Australia
to the Islamic Republic of Iran 		1985 (1985) 1987 (1987) 1–2 years
6 Michael Landale 1987 (1987) 1990 (1990) 2–3 years
7 John Oliver 1990 (1990) 1993 (1993) 2–3 years
8 Nick Warner 1994 (1994) 1997 (1997) 2–3 years
9 Stuart Hume 1997 (1997) 2001 (2001) 3–4 years
10 Jeremy Roger Newman 2001 (2001) 2005 (2005) 3–4 years [3]
11 Greg Moriarty 2005 (2005) 2008 (2008) 2–3 years [4]
12 Marc Innes-Brown 2008 (2008) 2013 (2013) 4–5 years [5]
13 Paul Foley 2013 (2013) 2016 (2016) 2–3 years [6]
14 Ian Biggs July 2016 (2016-07) 2019 (2019) 2–3 years [7]
15 Lyndall Sachs 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) incumbent 5 years, 16 days [8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CA 8017: Australian Embassy, Iran [Tehran], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2016
  2. ^ Markovic, Nina (9 May 2013), It’s complicated: a timeline of Australia–Iran relations in a historical perspective, Parliament of Australia
  3. ^ Downer, Alexander (6 March 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  4. ^ Downer, Alexander (4 March 2005). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  5. ^ Smith, Stephen (30 June 2008). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ Carr, Bob (19 April 2013). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ Bishop, Julie (6 May 2016). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ Payne, Marise (28 August 2019). "Ambassador to Iran" (Press release). Australian Government.
  9. ^ "New Australian envoy submits copy of credentials to Zarif". The Islamic Republic News Agency. Teheran. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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