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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