Tahmasb Mazaheri
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
In office
5 September 2007 – 23 September 2008
Appointed byMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byEbrahim Sheibani
Succeeded byMahmoud Bahmani
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
In office
22 August 2001 – 25 April 2004
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byHossein Namazi
Succeeded bySafdar Hosseini

Tahmasb Mazaheri (Persian: طهماسب مظاهری) is an Iranian politician who served as the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance between 2001 and 2004, and then held office as the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2007 to 2008.

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 Düsseldorf 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]

It was later noted that the cheque belonged to an Iranian building company to cover its expenses while building public housing in Venezuela and Mazaheri was bringing the check for the company.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Govt". APS Diplomat Recorder. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran's Economy". Iran International (29). May 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Iran replaces governor of central bank: official". AFP Global Edition. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ^ Tahmasb Mazaheri announced his candidacy
  5. ^ Candidates of 2013 election
  6. ^ Habibinia, Omid (29 April 2013). "Iran-Venezuela ties: win-win game for reformists and conservatives". Your Middle East. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Iran's ex-central bank chief caught entering Germany with 45mln pounds cheque". Asian News International. London. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Diplomat: Check was for Iranian Company's work".
Government offices Preceded byEbrahim Sheibani Governor of the Central Bank of Iran 2007–2008 Succeeded byMahmoud Bahmani Preceded byHossein Namazi Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance 2001–2004 Succeeded bySafdar Hosseini Unknown Secretary-General of the Central Bank of Iran 1991–1994 UnknownNext known title holder:Ebrahim Sheibani


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