Abbas Ali Khalatbari ( Persian : عباسعلی خلعتبری , romanized : Abbās-'Alī Khal’atbarī ; 1912 – 11 April 1979), also known as Abbas Ali Khal'atbari, was an Iranian diplomat, who served as the minister of foreign affairs from 1971 to 1978. He was among the significant diplomats who shaped the foreign relations of Iran during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi . He is one of the Pahlavi era politicians who were executed following the Iranian Revolution .