Jahangir Amouzegar
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Jahangir Amouzegar | |
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Ambassador-at-large to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank | |
In office 1963–1979 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 26 May 1962 – 19 July 1962 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Amini |
Minister of Commerce | |
In office 1 July 1961 – 26 May 1962 | |
Prime Minister | Ali Amini |
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 Amouzegar (Persian: جهانگير آموزگار; January 13, 1920– January 17, 2018) was an Iranian economist, academic and politician.[1]
Biography
[edit]Amouzegar was born on January 13, 1920.[2] His father was Habibollah Amouzegar, a leading lawyer and politician.[3] He had a brother, Jamshid Amuzegar.[3] Jahangir Amouzegar held a bachelor's degree in economy from Tehran University. He pursued his studies and eventually got a doctorate from UCLA.
An economist by training, Amuzegar served as minister of commerce and minister of finance of Iran from 26 May 1962 to 19 July 1962.[4][5] He also acted as an executive director of the International Monetary Fund.
He died on 17 January 2018 in the United States, 4 days after his 98th birthday.[6][7]
Books
[edit]- 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
- The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy ISBN 978-1-857-43748-5
Notes
[edit]- ^ Amuzegar Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biographical statement: Jahangir Amuzegar" (PDF). International Monetary Fund.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Marziyeh Bazyar; Robert Steele (May 2023). ""The Shah's House Became the People's House": Narrating Iran's Modern History at the Pahlavi Dynasty Museum". Iranian Studies. 56 (3): 504. doi:10.1017/irn.2023.23. S2CID 258985280.
- ^ "مؤسسه مطالعات و پژوهشهای سیاسی".
- ^ Amuzegar, Jahangir (October 2014). The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy. New York, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-857-43748-5.
- ^ "جهانگیر آموزگار درگذشت". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ ""جهانگیر آموزگار" اقتصاددان و عضو سابق هئیت اجرایی صندوق بینالمللی پول درگذشت".
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