Mohsen Nourbakhsh
| Seyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Javad Irvani |
| Succeeded by | Morteza Mohammadkhan |
| Governor of Central Bank of Iran | |
| In office 1981–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Alireza Nobari |
| Succeeded by | Majid Ghasemi |
| In office 1994–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Hossein Adeli |
| Succeeded by | Ebrahim Sheibani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1948 Isfahan, Iran |
| Died | 23 March 2003 (aged 54) Tehran, Iran |
Seyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh (18 May 1948 – 23 March 2003) (Persian: سید محسن نوربخش ) was an Iranian economist, most known as governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the former minister of economic and finance of Iran.[1]
Personal life and education
Born in Isfahan, Nourbakhsh received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tehran in economics, and a master of arts and PhD from the University of California at Davis in econometrics.[1]
Career
Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, Nourbakhsh's nomination for finance minister had been rejected by then president Abolhassan Banisadr.[2] Then Nourbakhsh was named as the deputy finance minister and in office until 1981.[2]
In 1988, Nourbakhsh became a member of the Majlis and a representative for Tehran.[2] Next he was nominated for the economy and finance minister to the government of the then president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1989.[3] He was approved by the Majlis with 195 for and 43 against votes.[3] In the Summer of 1993, he was forced by the Majlis to resign.[4]
Nourbakhsh was then appointed the governor of the Central Bank of Iran by then president Mohammad Khatami in 1999 and he was in office until his death in 2003.[5] When he was appointed, Hossein Namazi was the minister of economy and finance. There was rivalry between him and Namazi in regard to the economic policy.[6]
Death
Nourbakhsh died of a heart attack on 23 March 2003.[2] He had had a heart failure since his childhood, and had undergone a heart surgery.[2] Mohammad Khatami, in a condolence message, praised Nourbakhsh as a "very sincere, intelligent and capable serviceman" and described his death as a "great loss."[2]
Mohammad Javad Vahaji, deputy governor, replaced Nourbakhsh and later in the year, Ebrahim Sheibani was his successor as governor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "رئيس بانک مرکزی ايران درگذشت". BBC. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Iran's Central Bank Governor Mohsen Nourbakhsh dies of heart attack". Payvand. IRNA. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ehteshami, Anoushiravan (1991). "After Khomeini: the Structure of Power in the Iranian Second Repuhlic". Political Studies. XXXIX: 148–157. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. University Press of Florida. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Governors". Central Bank of Iran. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ Dinmore, Guy (22 August 2000). "Upturn in Iran may aid Khatami". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.