Tahmasb Mazaheri Explained

Tahmasb Mazaheri
Order:Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
Term Start:5 September 2007
Term End:23 September 2008
Appointer:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Predecessor:Ebrahim Sheibani
Successor:Mahmoud Bahmani
Order2:Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
Term Start2:22 August 2001
Term End2:25 April 2004
President2:Mohammad Khatami
Predecessor2:Hossein Namazi
Successor2:Safdar 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: New Govt.. 19 June 2013. APS Diplomat Recorder. 18 August 2001.
  2. Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran’s Economy. Iran International. May 2004. 29. 21 June 2013.
  3. News: Iran replaces governor of central bank: official. 21 June 2013. AFP Global Edition. 20 September 2008.
  4. http://khabaronline.ir/detail/292241/politics/election Tahmasb Mazaheri announced his candidacy
  5. http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/213606 Candidates of 2013 election
  6. News: Habibinia. Omid. Iran-Venezuela ties: win-win game for reformists and conservatives. 21 June 2013. Your Middle East. 29 April 2013.
  7. News: Iran's ex-central bank chief caught entering Germany with 45mln pounds cheque. 21 June 2013. Asian News International. 4 February 2013. London.
  8. News: Diplomat: Check was for Iranian Company's work.