New ambassador of Iraq in Tehran Saad Abdul Wahab Jawad Qandil in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday handed over a copy of his credentials to him.

Jawad Qandil was appointed as Iraq's ambassador to Iran this summer. He replaced fomer Iraqi ambassador to Iran Rajah al-Musawi. Qandil has a history of membership in the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.

He has also been the former ambassador of Iraq in the countries of Finland and South Africa.