Experience & Credentials
From Imam Khomeini Port to the IMO in London
Three decades of legal, executive and international work in ports and maritime affairs.
- 30years in ports and maritime administration
- 8years as Iran's Permanent Representative to the IMO in London
- 210+IMO sessions and international meetings attended
- 40+national and international committees, several as chair
Career
- 2023–2026
Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Member of the Executive Board
Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO); first as Acting Deputy
- 2016–2024
Director General, Seafarers' Affairs and Specialised & International Organizations
Ports and Maritime Organization, Tehran
- 2014–2016
Advisor to the Managing Director
Ports and Maritime Organization, Tehran
- 2006–2014
Permanent Representative of Iran to the IMO
London, UK; also Iran's representative to the IOPC Funds
- 2004–2006
Head of Abadan Ports and Maritime Administration
Khuzestan Province
- 1996–2002
Legal Expert, then Head of Legal Affairs and Contracts
Khuzestan Ports and Maritime Directorate, Imam Khomeini Port
International roles
- 2015–2019
IMO Maritime Ambassador in Iran
Appointed by the IMO Secretary-General
- IMO
Chair, Credentials Committee of the IMO Assembly
International Maritime Organization, London
- IMO
Vice-Chair, Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention and Protocol
International Maritime Organization, London
- IMO
Vice-Chair, then Chair of the club of permanent representatives and maritime attachés
International Maritime Organization, London
Education
- In progress
PhD in Public International Law
Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
- 2004
MSc in Maritime Affairs (Maritime Management)
World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden
- 1997
MA in Criminal Law and Criminology
Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch
- 1993
LLB in Law
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
Books, teaching and recognition
- 2013
The International Maritime Organization and its Role in the Development of the Shipping Industry and International Maritime Law
Book, published in the UK
- 2002
Tendering, Auctions and Contracting in the Ports and Maritime Organization
Research book, Ports and Maritime Organization
- Ongoing
University lecturer and trainer
Law degrees and specialised legal and maritime courses in Tehran and the ports
- 30+
Letters of appreciation
Provincial, national and international recognition
Speaking and international presence
Invited speaker and delegate at conferences and meetings in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Panama, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Events
Directly responsible for more than 20 national and international events, including the national maritime coordination congress, international maritime exhibitions, World Maritime Day and Day of the Seafarer.
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