List of ambassadors of Australia to Iran

The ambassador of Australia to Iran is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]

Ambassador of Australia to Iran
Incumbent
Lyndall Sachs
since 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceTehran
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderBarry Hall
Formation1968

The current ambassador, since October 2019, is Lyndall Sachs.

Heads of mission

OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1Barry HallAmbassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran
1968 (1968)1972 (1972)3–4 years[2]
2Henry Douglas White1972 (1972)1972 (1972)0 years
3Ivor Gordon BowdenAmbassador of Australia
to the Imperial State of Iran
1974 (1974)1978 (1978)3–4 years
4Marshall Johnston1978 (1978)1979 (1979)0–1 years
n/aKevin J. BorehamCharge d’Affaires ad interim1979 (1979)1982 (1982)2–3 years
n/aWilliam N. Fisher1982 (1982)1983 (1983)0–1 years
n/aJohn Dauth1983 (1983)1985 (1985)1–2 years
5John LanderAmbassador of Australia
to the Islamic Republic of Iran
1985 (1985)1987 (1987)1–2 years
6Michael Landale1987 (1987)1990 (1990)2–3 years
7John Oliver1990 (1990)1993 (1993)2–3 years
8Nick Warner1994 (1994)1997 (1997)2–3 years
9Stuart Hume1997 (1997)2001 (2001)3–4 years
10Jeremy Roger Newman2001 (2001)2005 (2005)3–4 years[3]
11Greg Moriarty2005 (2005)2008 (2008)2–3 years[4]
12Marc Innes-Brown2008 (2008)2013 (2013)4–5 years[5]
13Paul Foley2013 (2013)2016 (2016)2–3 years[6]
14Ian BiggsJuly 2016 (2016-07)2019 (2019)2–3 years[7]
15Lyndall Sachs6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)incumbent4 years, 254 days[8][9]

See also

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