Morteza Mohammadkhan

Morteza Mohammadkhan
Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs
In office 6 October 1993 – 20 August 1997
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Mohsen Nourbakhsh
Succeeded by	Hossein Namazi
CEO of IRI Customs
In office 12 January 1989 – 22 August 1993
Preceded by	Mahmoud Ardakani
Succeeded by	Abdolhossein Vehaji
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-01)1 January 1946 Tehran, Iran
Died	6 November 2022(2022-11-06) (aged 76)
Political party	Executives of Construction Party Moderation and Development Party
Other political affiliations	Islamic Republican Party (until 1986)
Alma mater	Khaje Nasir University of Technology San Jose State University Ponna University
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Morteza Mohammadkhan (Persian: مرتضی محمدخان; 1 January 1946 – 5 November 2022) was an Iranian politician and economist who was Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1997 in Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's second cabinet.

Early life and education

Mohammadkhan was born on 1 January 1946 in Tehran. He was an economics professor at Khaje Nasir University of Technology. He held a BS in Industrial Engineering from San Jose State University and also a MS in Economics from San Jose State University and a PhD from Ponna University.

Career

Mohammadkhan was the founder of the first Islamic Association of Students abroad, including those along the Ruhollah Khomeini in Paris. After Iranian Revolution, he became a member of Islamic Republican Party's center leadership. He is one of the survivors of Hafte Tir bombing which led to the death of Mohammad Beheshti, IRP's secretary-general. He was pulled out of rubble alive after four hours. He then became CEO of Iran's Post Company. He was Deputy Minister of Interior in Political affairs from 1988 to 1989. In 1989, he became CEO of Customs Agency of Iran. After Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was reelected as President in 1993, Mohammadkhan was nominated by him as Minister of Finance. He was approved by the Parliament. He was Iran's Minister of Economy for four years and was succeeded by Hossein Namazi in 1997. He was one of the founders of Moderation and Development Party and was latterly Vice President of Center for Strategic Research.

Personal life and death

Mohammadkhan died on 6 November 2022, at the age of 76.