Davoud Danesh-Jafari (Persian: داود دانشجعفری) (born 1954) is an Iranian politician, economist and former combat engineer who previously served as minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran from 2005 to 2008. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Biography
editBorn in 1954 in Tehran, Danesh-Jafari graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Regional Engineering College, Srinagar (presently known as National Institute of Technology, Srinagar), India.[2] In 1992[citation needed] he received a master's degree in economics from Tehran University[2] and in 2001[citation needed] he obtained a PhD from Allameh Tabatabaii University.[2] He was a member of the parliament in the 5th term and the 7th term.
Since 2006 he was involved in plans to create the Iranian Oil Bourse, a commodity exchange for oil and oil byproducts, which would trade mostly in the Iranian currency and other major currencies[3] In December 2006, he was reported as saying that he intended to reduce US dollar-based transactions as much as possible.[4]
In January 2008, he announced that the Iranian Oil Bourse would be opened during the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (February 1–11) a month later.[citation needed] Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari later announced that Davoud Danesh-Jafari would become its head.[citation needed] The Oil Bourse opened on 17 February 2008 on Kish Island.[5][6]
He served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad from 2005 to 2008.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Legally Registerred Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. 30 July 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Ministry to offer IOB Articles of Association in two months Archived 2008-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, 19 May 2006, Mehr News Agency
- ^ Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say, 6 December 2006, Bloomberg
- ^ 1st phase of Iran oil stock inaugurated on Kish Island, IRNA Reports, 17 February 2008 Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kish Stock Exchange Director: There are no limitations on transactions by foreigners at the Oil Bourse". Kish Free Zone Organization. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ Alfoneh, Ali (Spring 2011). "All Ahmadinejad's Men". The Middle East Quarterly. XVIII (2): 79–84. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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