Hamid Baeidinejad (Persian: حمید بعیدی‌نژاد; born 11 October 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat who served as the Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021. He was formerly the Director-General for Political Affairs and International Security Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[2][4]

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Hamid Baeidinejad
حمید بعیدی‌نژاد
Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office 5 September 2016 – 5 April 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Minister	Mohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded by	Rasoul Movahedian
Succeeded by	Mohsen Baharvand
Director-General for Political Affairs and International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 29 August 2013 – 5 September 2016
Minister	Mohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded by	Hossein Sheikholeslam[1]
Succeeded by	TBD
Personal details
Born	(1962-10-11) October 11, 1962 (age 61)[2] Tehran, Iran[2]
Alma mater	School of International Relations
Awards	Order of Merit and Management (3rd class)[3]

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Baeidinejad graduated from the Ministry of Foreign Affair's School of International Relations in 1989.^[2] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the same year and has worked for the ministry ever since, working in the field of disarmament.^[2] Baeidinejad served as one of Iran's negotiators in negotiations for curtailing Iran's nuclear program that lead to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015.^[2] He previously served in various capacities with Iran's missions to the United Nations, including a term from 2008-2011 as Iran's Ambassador and deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva.^[2]