Ali Tayebnia (Persian: علی طیبنیا, born 5 April 1960) is an Iranian academic, economist and former minister of finance. He was designated by President Hassan Rouhani for the position of finance minister on 4 August 2013 and was confirmed by the parliament on 15 August. He left the office on 20 August 2017.
Ali Tayebnia | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 20 August 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Shamseddin Hosseini |
| Succeeded by | Masoud Karbasian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1960 Isfahan, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Awards | Lee Kuan Yew Prize (2017) |
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| Website | Personal website |
Early life and education edit
Tayebnia was born in Isfahan in 1960.[1] He received his BA (1986) and MA (1989) in theoretical economics, and his PhD (1994) in economics, all from the University of Tehran and first in each class.[2][3][4] As part of Tayebnia's doctoral studies, he spent a year studying at the London School of Economics under the supervision of Laurence Harris.[5]
Career edit
Tayebnia is an academic and has served in various state education institutions delivering courses on economy and finance.[6] He was a faculty member at his alma mater, the University of Tehran.[3][7] His field of interest is public economics.[8]
He was the secretary of the economic commission from 1997 to 2000.[9] He served as the deputy head of the Presidential Office for planning under the President Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2005.[9] Then he was again named the secretary of the economic commission in 2005, and his tenure lasted until 2007.[9]
He was a representative of and an advisor to Mohammad Reza Aref during the 2013 presidential elections.[3] He was also Aref's economic advisor.[10][11]
On 15 August, the Majlis approved him as minister, giving 274 votes for and 7 votes against.[12] He was given the highest votes for with the rate of 96.5% which was also all-time record for Iranian confirmation process.[13]
Views edit
Financial Times described Tayebnia as a reform-minded academic in August 2013.[8]
Recognition edit
Tayebnia is the recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew Prize which was awarded to him in 2017.[14]
References edit
- ^ Ali Alfoneh (5 August 2013). "All the President's Men: Rouhani's Cabinet" (Policy Brief). Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Ministry Profile
- ^ a b c Jahandad Memarian (8 August 2013). "New Iranian Cabinet Nominees: Building Bridges Between Factions to Yield Reform". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Rouhani's proposed cabinet line-up". Iran Daily. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "LSE in print". The London School of Economics and Political Science. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Possible nominees for Rohani's cabinet". Gulf in the Media. Tehran Times. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "President Hassan Rouhani's pragmatic conservative, security-intelligence-oriented Cabinet nominations". Iran Politik. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b Khalaj, Monavar (15 August 2013). "Iran parliament approves new president's cabinet nominees". Financial Times. Tehran. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Tayebnia, proposed as minister of Economic Affairs and Finance". IRNA. Tehran. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Mustafa al Labbad (15 August 2013). "Rouhani's Cabinet Seeks New Balance in Iranian Policies". As Safir. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran politics: Rowhani takes a centre line in his cabinet nominees". ViewsWire. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers". Fars News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "96.5 percent voting for a minister – all time record for Islamic Republic of Iran". The Journal of Turkish Weekly. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Tayebnia Won the Prize of Founding Father of Modern Singapore", ISNA (in Persian), 2 August 2017, 96051107183, retrieved 2 August 2017
External links edit
Media related to Ali Tayebnia at Wikimedia Commons
