Abbas Mousavi

Abbas Mousavi (Persian: سید عباس موسوی) is an Iranian career diplomat. He was spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2019 to 2020.^[1][2][3][4] In August 2020, he was appointed as an ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan.^[5] He was dismissed from the role in 2024, reportedly for attending an interview with an unveiled woman.^[6]

Not to be confused with Abbas al-Musawi.

Abbas Mousavi
Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan
In office 15 August 2020 – 20 May 2024
President	Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Javad Jahangirzadeh
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran
In office 12 April 2019 – 16 August 2020
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Bahram Ghasemi
Succeeded by	Saeed Khatibzadeh
Personal details
Born	29 May 1971 Moallem Kola, Mahmudabad, Mazandaran, Iran