Alireza Sheikhattar

Alireza Sheikhattar (born 9 June 1952 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat and previous ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Berlin.

The official website of the Iranian Embassy describes him as Director of the Poly Acrylic Company of Iran from 1977 to 1979.

Sheikhattar was then the 1999-2005 Advisor to the Supreme National Security Council and director of research for Asia at the Center for Strategic Studies.

Since October 2008, Sheikh Attar has worked after a long diplomatic tug-of-war as Ambassador of the National Republic of Iran in Berlin.

He is a prolific writer in Persian and English on Management, Central Asia, India, Iraq and Kurdistan.