TEHRAN –- Javad Mansuri and Alireza Irvash have been appointed as Iran’s new ambassadors to China and Hungary respectively, the Media Department of the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Mansuri had previously served as Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan and a long-time Foreign Ministry advisor.

He has also been the director of the History of Diplomacy Section of Iran’s Document and Research Center since last year.

He has a Ph.D. in history and a master’s degree in political science.

Irvash also had earlier served as Iran's consul general in Hyderabad of India, director general for education and human resources developments at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) as well as education supervisor at the Foreign Ministry.