Tahmasb Mazaheri
| Tahmasb Mazaheri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governor of Central Bank of Iran | |
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In office 1 September 2007 – 2 September 2008 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Sheibani |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Bahmani |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 12 August 2001 – 2 November 2004 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Hossein Namazi |
| Succeeded by | Safdar Hosseini |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 February 1953 Tehran , Iran |
| Religion | Shi'a Islam |
Tahmasb Mazaheri (born 12 February 1953) is an Iranian politician and economist.
Career
Mazaheri was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet of Mohammad Khatami in 2001.[1] He replaced Hossein Namazi in the post.[1] Mazaheri's term ended in April 2004 and he was succeeded by Safdar Hosseini.[2]
Mazaheri was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from September 2007 to September 2008.[3] He was the shortest serving governor of Central Bank since its establishment.
He was a candidate in the 2013 presidential election.[4][5] His nomination was rejected.
Controversy
In January 2013, Mazaheri was interrogated at Dusseldorf airport by German police due to not informing the authorities in advance that he carried a 300 million Venezuelan bolívar cheque (nearly $70 million).[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "New Govt.". APS Diplomat Recorder. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran’s Economy". Iran International (29). May 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Iran replaces governor of central bank: official". AFP Global Edition. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Tahmasb Mazaheri announced his candidacy
- ↑ Candidates of 2013 election
- ↑ Habibinia, Omid (29 April 2013). "Iran-Venezuela ties: win-win game for reformists and conservatives". Your Middle East. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Iran's ex-central bank chief caught entering Germany with 45mln pounds cheque". Asian News International (London). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
