Jahangir Amouzegar

Jahangir Amouzegar (Persian: جهانگير آموزگار; January 13, 1920– January 17, 2018) was an Iranian economist, academic and politician.[1]

Jahangir Amouzegar
Ambassador-at-large to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
In office
1963–1979
MonarchMohammad Reza Shah
Minister of Finance
In office
26 May 1962 – 19 July 1962
Prime MinisterAli Amini
Minister of Commerce
In office
1 July 1961 – 26 May 1962
Prime MinisterAli Amini
Personal details
Born(1920-01-13)13 January 1920
Tehran, Iran
Died17 January 2018(2018-01-17) (aged 98)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
SpouseEleanor Amuzegar
OccupationPolitician, Economist

Biography

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
  • 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
  1. Amuzegar Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Biographical statement: Jahangir Amuzegar" (PDF). International Monetary Fund.
  3. 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.
  4. "مؤسسه مطالعات و پژوهش‌های سیاسی".
  5. Amuzegar, Jahangir (October 2014). The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy. New York, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-857-43748-5.
  6. "جهانگیر آموزگار درگذشت". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. ""جهانگیر آموزگار" اقتصاددان و عضو سابق هئیت اجرایی صندوق بین‌المللی پول درگذشت".


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