Hossein Namazi
Hossein Namazi is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts.
Education
Namazi was educated in Austria.[1]
Career
Namazi is an economist and academic.[1] He served as the minister of economy and finance in different governments of Iran. Firstly he served in this post from 1982 to 1986.[2] In 1985 he was approved for the post by the Majlis, getting 106 for votes.[3]
He was reappointed to this post to the cabinet led by then president Mohammad Khatami in 1997.[1][2] He succeeded Morteza Mohammadkhan in the post.[1] Namazi's term ended in August 2001 and he was replaced by Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile - Hossein Namazi". APS Review Gas Market Trends. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Moderate Iran Leader's Cabinet Picks Okd". Chicago Tribune. 21 August 1997. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. University Press of Florida. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "New Govt". APS Diplomat Recorder. 12 August 2001. Retrieved 21 June 2013.