Hossein Namazi

Iranian economist and academic (born 1945)

Abolhassan Banisadr
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Ali Khamenei

Preceded byAbolhassan BanisadrSucceeded byMohammad Javad Irvani Personal detailsBorn1945 (age 78–79)NationalityIranian

Hossein Namazi (Persian: حسین نمازی; born 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts.

Early life and education

Namazi was born in 1945.^[1] He received a PhD in economics in Austria.^[2]

Career

Namazi is an economist and academic.^[1] He served as the minister of finance in different governments of Iran. First he served in this post from March 1981 to 1985.^[3]^[4] In 1985 he was approved for the post by the Majlis, getting 106 for votes.^[4]

He was reappointed as minister of finance to the cabinet led by President Mohammad Khatami in August 1997.^[1]^[3]^[5] He succeeded Morteza Mohammadkhan in the post.^[1] When Namazi was in office, there was a rivalry between him and Mohsen Nourbakhsh, governor of Central Bank of Iran.^[6] Namazi's term ended in August 2001, and he was replaced by Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post.^[7]

Views

Namazi strongly supported social justice in Iran.^[6] He rejected the relaxing restrictions on imports of foreign goods, especially cars, and preferred restrictive labour laws.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Profile - Hossein Namazi". APS Review Gas Market Trends. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Anthony H. Cordesman (1999). Iran's Military Forces in Transition: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-275-96529-7.
^ ^a ^b "Moderate Iran Leader's Cabinet Picks Okd". Chicago Tribune. 21 August 1997. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bahman Baktiari (1996). Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6.
^ "Iran cabinet changes signal a shift in policy". The Independent. 13 August 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Guy Dinmore (22 August 2000). "Upturn in Iran may aid Khatami". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "New Govt". APS Diplomat Recorder. 12 August 2001. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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Cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Kamal Kharrazi (1997–2005)
Minister of Agriculture**	Isa Kalantari (1997–2001)
Minister of Jihad of Construction**	Mohammad Saeedikia (1997–2001)
Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture**	Mahmoud Hojjati (2001–2005)
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone	Mohammad Reza Aref (1997–2000) Nasrollah Jahangard* (2000) Abdollah Mirtaheri* (2000–2001) Ahmad Motamedi (2001–2005)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Hossein Kamali (1997–2001) Safdar Hosseini (2001–2004) Nasser Khaleghi (2004–2005)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Attaollah Mohajerani (1997–2000) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei* (2000–2001) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (2001–2005)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Ali Shamkhani (1997–2005)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Hossein Namazi (1997–2001) Tahmasb Mazaheri (2001–2004) Safdar Hosseini (2004–2005)
Minister of Education	Hossein Mozaffar (1997–2001) Morteza Haji (2001–2005)
Minister of Energy	Habibolah Bitaraf (1997–2005)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Mohammad Farhadi (1997–2001) Masoud Pezeshkian (2001–2005)
Minister of Mines and Metals***	Eshaq Jahangiri (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries***	Gholamreza Shafeei (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries and Mines***	Eshaq Jahangiri (2001–2005)
Minister of Intelligence	Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi (1997–1998) Ali Younesi (1998–2005)
Minister of Interior	Abdollah Nouri (1997–1998) Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (1998–2005)
Minister of Justice	Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari (1997–2005)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (1997–2005)
Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mahmoud Hojatti (1997–2001) Rahman Dadman (2001) Ahmad Khorram (2001–2004) Mohammad Rahmati (2004–2005)
Commerce	Mohammad Shariatmadar (1997–2005)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mostafa Moeen (1997–2003) Jafar Towfighi (2003–2005)
Minister of Welfare and Social Security****	Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (2004–2005)
Ministry of Cooperatives	Morteza Haji (1997–2001) Ali Soufi (2001–2005)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Ali Abdolalizadeh (1997–2005)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Hassan Habibi (1997–2001) Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (1997–2001) Ali Khatami (2001–2005)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (1997–2003) Hossein Marashi (2003–2005)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2002–2005)
Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (1997–2000) Mohammad Reza Aref (2000–2001) Mohammad Sattarifar (2001–2004) Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka (2004–2005)
Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mostafa Hashemitaba (1997–2001) Mohsen Mehralizadeh (2001–2005)
Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (2001–2004) Majid Ansari (2004–2005)

* Acting
**Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Jihad of Construction merged, forming Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture
***Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Mines and Metals merged, forming Ministry of Industries and Mines
****established in 2004