Farhad Rahbar (Persian: فرهاد رهبر; born 5 October 1959, in Semnan) is an Iranian economist, academic, full professor of interdisciplinary economics and Aide to the president of Iran for Economic Affairs since 2021.

Farhad Rahbar
Farhad Rahbar in 2017
Aide to the president of Iran for Economic Affairs
Assumed office
5 September 2021
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byMasoud Nili (2018)
Head of Management and Planning Organization
In office
5 August 2005 – 9 November 2006
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMohammad Sattarifar
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Nobakht
Personal details
Born (1959-10-05) 5 October 1959 (age 64)
Semnan, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OccupationEconomist, Politician

He was the former president and member of board of trustees of the Islamic Azad University and chancellor of the University of Tehran.[1][2][3][4][5]

He received his BA, MA and Ph.D in theoretical economics from University of Tehran. Previously, Rahbar was a vice president of Iran and head of Management and Planning Organisation of Iran. He has also worked as the deputy for economic affairs at the Ministry of Intelligence. From February 2008 until February 2014, he was the chancellor of University of Tehran.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ ""Payvand Iran News"". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. ^ ""Tehran University of Medical Sciences, News"". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ "Iran Book News Agency"
  4. ^ "Hanban News"
  5. ^ ""University of Tehran, School of Economics"". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  6. ^ "Farhad Rahbar - Personal page - Research Profile.UT". profile.ut.ac.ir. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  7. ^ "Farhad Rahbar - Resume page". rtis2.ut.ac.ir. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

See also edit

Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of University of Tehran
2008–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Islamic Azad University
2017–2018
Succeeded by