Marzieh Afkham
Iranian diplomat
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| Intro | Iranian diplomat | ||||||
| Places | Iran | ||||||
| is | Politician Diplomat | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||
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Marzieh Afkham (Persian: مرضیه افخم) is an Iranian diplomat who is currently serving as the ambassador to Malaysia.
She is former spokeswoman and head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy in Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first female spokesperson for the ministry. On 8 November 2015 was appointed as ambassador to Malaysia, becoming the first female Iranian ambassador since the 1979 revolution and the second in history after Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi.