A Look at the Funeral Ceremony of Mohammad Javad Zarif’s Mother Attended by Political Figures +Photos

Thursday, October 30, 2025  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: The third-day memorial ceremony for Effat Kashani, the mother of Mohammad Javad Zarif, our country’s Foreign Minister, was held in 2013. Political figures and senior civil and military officials were among the attendees at this event.

A Look at the Funeral Ceremony of Mohammad Javad Zarif’s Mother Attended by Political Figures +Photos

According to the Political Service of Saed News, Mohammad Javad Zarif was born on January 7, 1960, into a traditional and religious family in Tehran. He completed his primary and secondary education at Alavi School before pursuing higher studies in the United States.

The funeral ceremony for Efat Kashani, the mother of former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, was held in January 2014. A number of deputies, directors-general, and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as some former Iranian ambassadors, members of parliament, and political party representatives attended the event.

Foreign diplomats residing in Tehran, including the Syrian ambassador, also expressed their condolences to the Iranian Foreign Minister through either personal attendance, messages, or floral tributes.

Notable attendees included Ali Zanganeh, Minister of Oil; Rahim Safavi, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Hassan Qashqavi, Deputy Foreign Minister; Morteza Tamaddon; Ali Younesi, Vice President; Kamal Kharazi; Shahindokht Molaverdi, Vice President; Marzieh Afkham, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mostafa Mohaghegh-Damad; Mohammad Reza Mirtajeddini; Mohammad Hashemi; Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Minister of Energy; Shahidi, Head of the Martyrs Foundation; Haddad-Adel, Member of Parliament; Basharati; Asadollah Asgaroladi; Abbas Amiri-Far, among others.



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