Biography

Name:    Hossein
Surname:    Farahi
Date of birth:   1965
Place of birth:   Qom
Marital status:   Married
Educational background:  M.A in international law and PHD student
Previous positions
1. Head of the office of the Chief Justice (1989-1996)
2. Representative of the Judiciary in Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting(I.R.I.B) (1991-1996)
3. First representative of the judiciary in the Supervisory Council of the I.R.I.B (1993-1996)
4. Member of the High Council of the Islamic Human Rights Commission of Islamic Republic of Iran (1993-1996)
5. First Secretary of the Islamic Human Rights Commission of Islamic Republic of Iran (1994-1996)
6. Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994-1996)
7. Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Austria as well as Slovakia and Slovenia (accredited) (1996-2000)
8. Deputy Head of the Second Department for America (2000-2004)
9. Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Greece (2004-2007)
10. University lecturer
11. Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008)
12. Director General for Secretariat Affairs of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2009)
13. Advisor to the Head of the Administrative Justice Court (judiciary) 
14. Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the High Council for Staff Recruitment (Secretary of the Council)
15. Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Council for Foreign Postings (2008)
16. Substitute member of the first branch of the appellate board of administrative violations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
17. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Administrative and Financial Affairs (October 2009)
Research Activities and Academic Papers:
 Religious (Divine Names), Judiciary (comparative survey of the judicial systems of Greece and Austria)
 Legal-International (Human Rights and UN Charter- regional human rights documents), diplomatic (privileges and immunities) and arts (theatre in ancient Greece, analysis of some Tolstoy's works, the role of passion play in performing arts, etc.)