The Iranian ambassador in Canberra is the official representative of the Government in Tehran to the Government of Australia.
In August 2025, the then-Iranian ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi was expelled following prime minister Anthony Albanese's declaration along with ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) boss Mike Burgess that Iran orchestrated antisemitic disruptions across Australia.
List of representatives Diplomatic accreditation Diplomatic accreditation Solar Hijri calendar Ambassador Persian language Observations List of heads of state of Iran List of prime ministers of Australia Term end Term end Solar Hijri calendar1349Bahman Ahanin Mohammad Reza Shah PahlaviJohn GortonWilliam McMahonGough Whitlam13511349Hossein EshraghiMohammad Reza Shah PahlaviGough WhitlamMalcolm Fraser13541354Ali-Reza HeraviMohammad Reza Shah PahlaviMalcolm Fraser13561356Khosrow AkmalMohammad Reza Shah PahlaviMalcolm Fraser13571357Ehsanollah Mir-Saeid QaziChargé d'AffairesMohammad Reza Shah PahlaviMalcolm Fraser13581357Mohammad Nakhaei MenhajMehdi BazarganMalcolm FraserAhmad Asgharian JeddiChargé d'AffairesMohammad KhodadadiChargé d'Affaires1363Ahmad AttariAli KhameneiBob Hawke13661366Mehdi KhandaghabadiAli KhameneiBob Hawke13691369Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh (fa)Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniBob HawkePaul Keating1371Mohammad RouhisefatAkbar Hashemi RafsanjaniPaul Keating13781378Gholamali Khoshrou (fa)Mohammad KhatamiJohn Howard13811381Hamid AboutalebiMohammad KhatamiJohn Howard13851385Mahmoud MovahhediMahmoud AhmadinejadJohn HowardKevin Rudd13881388Mahmoud BabaeiMahmoud AhmadinejadKevin RuddJulia GillardTony Abbott13931393Abdolhossein VahhajiHassan RouhaniTony AbbottMalcolm Turnbull13971397Fereidoun Haghbin (fa)Hassan RouhaniMalcolm TurnbullScott MorrisonAnthony Albanese14021402Ahmad Sadeghi (fa)Ebrahim Raisi (2023–2024); Masoud Pezeshkian (2024–2025)Anthony Albanese
See also List of ambassadors of Australia to Iran Iran–Australia relations
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