Hossein Namazi (Persian: حسین نمازی; born c. 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts.
Hossein Namazi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Morteza Mohammadkhan |
| Succeeded by | Tahmasb Mazaheri |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Abolhassan Banisadr |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Javad Irvani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79)[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Early life and education
editNamazi was born c. 1945.[1] He received a PhD in economics in Austria.[2]
Career
editNamazi is an economist and academic.[1] He served as the minister of finance in different governments of Iran. First he served in this post from March 1981 to 1985.[3][4] In 1985 he was approved for the post by the Majlis, getting 106 for votes.[4]
He was reappointed as minister of finance to the cabinet led by President Mohammad Khatami in August 1997.[1][3][5] He succeeded Morteza Mohammadkhan in the post.[1] When Namazi was in office, there was a rivalry between him and Mohsen Nourbakhsh, governor of Central Bank of Iran.[6] Namazi's term ended in August 2001, and he was replaced by Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post.[7]
Views
editNamazi strongly supported social justice in Iran.[6] He rejected the relaxing restrictions on imports of foreign goods, especially cars, and preferred restrictive labour laws.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Profile - Hossein Namazi". APS Review Gas Market Trends. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman (1999). Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-275-96529-7.
- ^ a b "Moderate Iran Leader's Cabinet Picks Okd". Chicago Tribune. 21 August 1997. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6.
- ^ "Iran cabinet changes signal a shift in policy". The Independent. 13 August 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Guy Dinmore (22 August 2000). "Upturn in Iran may aid Khatami". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "New Govt". APS Diplomat Recorder. 12 August 2001. Retrieved 21 June 2013.