Jahangir Amouzegar
Appearance
Jahangir Amuzegar | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 26 May 1962 – 19 July 1962 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Amini |
Preceded by | Abdul Baghi Shoaei |
Succeeded by | Kamal Hassani |
Personal details | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 13 January 1920
Died | 17 January 2018 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 98)
Spouse | Eleanor Amuzegar |
Occupation | Politician, Economist |
Jahangir Amuzegar (Template:Lang-fa; January 13, 1920[1] – January 17, 2018) was an Iranian economist, academic and politician.[2] An economist by training, Amuzegar served as Minister of Commerce and Minister of Finance of Iran from 26 May 1962 until 19 July 1962.[3][4] He also acted as an executive director of the International Monetary Fund. Amouzegar held a bachelor's degree in economy from Tehran University. He pursued his studies and eventually got a doctorate from UCLA.
His brother, Jamshid Amuzegar, was a Prime Minister of Iran during the Shah's reign.
He died on 17 January 2018 in the United States, 4 days after his 98th birthday.[5][6]
Books
- Managing the Oil Wealth: Opec's Windfalls and Pitfalls. ISBN 1-86064-648-4.
- The Dynamics of the Iranian Revolution: The Pahlavis' Triumph and Tragedy. ISBN 0-7914-0732-2.
- Amuzegar, Jahangir (October 2014). The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy. New York, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-857-43748-5.
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Notes
- ^ "Biographical statement: Jahangir Amuzegar" (PDF). International Monetary Fund.
- ^ [1] Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://gozarestan.ir/show.php?id=961
- ^ Amuzegar, Jahangir (October 2014). The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy. New York, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-857-43748-5.
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(help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "جهانگیر آموزگار درگذشت". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ https://ir.voanews.com/a/us-iran-jahangir-amozegar/4214748.html
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