H.E. Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi was born in Tajikistan. Nationality is Tajik. High Education.
From 1971 till 1974 Mr. Zarifi worked as lecturer in the Kulyab State University and did scientific work at the Physical and Technical Scientific-Research Institute in Dushanbe.
From 1974 till 1993 held various posts in National Committee for State Security of the Republic of Tajikistan.
In 1994 Hamrokhon Zarifi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan as Chief of Department. Since 1995 till 1996 he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
From 1996 until 2003 Ambassador Zarifi served as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna and Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan to the OSCE (1996-2003), Head of Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to European Communities (1997-2001).
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Austrian Republic (1997-2003), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Switzerland (1998-2003), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Tajikistan to the Republic of Hungary (1999-2002), with residence in Vienna.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United States of America (2002-2006)
On December 2006, Ambassador Hamrokhon Zarifi was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Mr. Zarifi is fluent in Persian, Russian and English languages.
