This article profiles Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the prominent non-clerical figure leading the 70-member Iranian delegation to negotiations in Pakistan.

The 70-member Iranian delegation taking part in negotiations in Pakistan today is being led by one of Tehran’s most prominent non-clerical figures, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Caroline Baum takes a look at the man Iran has entrusted with securing an end to the war on terms acceptable to Tehran.