Jahangir_Amuzegar

Jahangir Amouzegar

Jahangir Amouzegar

Iranian economist, academic and politician

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

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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. [1]
    Amuzegar Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Biographical statement: Jahangir Amuzegar" (PDF). International Monetary Fund.[permanent dead link]
  3. [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. S2CID 258985280.
  4. [4]
    "مؤسسه مطالعات و پژوهش‌های سیاسی".
  5. [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. [6]
    "جهانگیر آموزگار درگذشت". Archived from the original on 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. [7]
    ""جهانگیر آموزگار" اقتصاددان و عضو سابق هئیت اجرایی صندوق بین‌المللی پول درگذشت".


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