| Parviz Davoodi پرویز داوودی |
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| First Vice President of Iran | |
| In office September 11, 2005 – July 17, 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Aref |
| Succeeded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1952 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Parviz Davoodi (Persian: پرویز داوودی; born 1952 in Tehran) is an Iranian hardline conservative politician.
He was born in Tehran to an Iranian Azeri family from Astara, Ardebil, northern Iran. He served as the First Vice President of Iran from September 11, 2005 to July 17, 2009. He is also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University. Although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known to have conservative ideals, Dr. Davoodi teaches liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University. It is believed that his economic ideas are highly influenced by modern economic theory. He is for free markets and open economies.
Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics.[1] He often refers to President Ahmadenijad as the world's "bite size leader against king size Western corruption.".[2]
Parviz Davoudi was nominated as the director of the presidential center for strategic studies by President Ahmadinejad in 2009.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad-Reza Aref |
First Vice President of Iran 2005-2009 |
Succeeded by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Preceded by New title |
Head of National Strategic Center 2009-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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