About Hossein Navab
Lived 1897 – 1972 (aged 74–75). Hossein Navab was an Iranian politician and diplomat.
Hossein Navab or Hossein Navvab (; 1897–1972) was an Iranian diplomat, who served as foreign minister briefly in 1952.
Career Navab was a career diplomat. In the 1930s he was second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in London. He served as the consul general of Iran in New York in the 1940s. He was also the ambassador of Iran to the Netherlands. He served as the minister of foreign affairs in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh which was announced on 26 July 1952. Navab resigned from office without citing any reason on 9 October 1952, and Hossein Fatemi succeeded him in the post.
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Who was Hossein Navab?
Iranian politician and diplomat
When was Hossein Navab born?
Hossein Navab was born in 1897 in Iran.
When did Hossein Navab die?
Hossein Navab died on 1 September 1972 in Iran.
What was Hossein Navab's occupation?
Hossein Navab was a politician and diplomat.
What nationality was Hossein Navab?
Hossein Navab was Iranian.
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