Jafar Sharif-Emami
| Jafar Sharif-Emami | |
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| 66th & 72nd Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 27 August 1978 – 6 November 1978 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
| Deputy | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| Preceded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Succeeded by | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| In office 31 August 1960 – 5 May 1961 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Succeeded by | Ali Amini |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 11 September 1964 – 24 March 1978 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Sadr |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sajadi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 July 1960 – 1 December 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Manouchehr Eghbal |
| Preceded by | Abbas Aram |
| Succeeded by | Ghods-Nakhai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1910 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | June 6, 1998 (aged 87) New York City, United States |
| Political party | Rastakhiz (1975-1977) |
| Other political affiliations |
Nationalist Party (1950-1975) |
| Spouse(s) | Zahra Sharif Emami |
| Alma mater | Tehran University |
| Religion | Twelver Shi'a Islam |
Jafar Sharif-Imami (September 8, 1910 - June 16, 1998) was an Iranian politician who was Prime Minister from 1960 to 1961 and again in 1978. He was a cabinet minister, president of the Iranian Senate, president of the Pahlavi Foundation, president of the Iran Chamber of Industries and Mines, and twice prime minister during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[1]
[edit] Overview
Sharif-Emami was Born in Tehran on September 8, 1910 to a clerical family. After high school, Sharif-Emami was sent (along with thirty other young men) to Germany where he studied for eighteen months, returning to Iran in 1930 to work with State Railroad Organization until the Anglo-Soviet Invasion. Years later he was sent to Sweden for technical training, returning in 1939.[1] Held in detention by the invaders.
Arrested in summer of 1943 for alleged ties to Germany he was kept in detention along with many other members of Iran's elite. After his release he was appointed director general of the Irrigation Agency.[1] In June 1950, prime minister and General Haj-Ali Razmara appointed him acting minister and then minister of roads, his first cabinet post.[1]
He served as a Minister in Manuchehr Eqbal's cabinet.[2] He became Prime Minister in 1960 and again in 1978 a few months before the overthrow of the Shah. He was appointed prime minister by Shah on August 27, 1978 because of his ties to clergy. During his short tenure, he undid many of the Shah's plans including the closing of casinos (owned by Pahlavi Foundation,which ironically he was the chairman for many years), abandoning the Imperial calendar, abolishing the Rastakhiz Party and allowing all political parties to be active.[2] All of his efforts to reform the political system in Iran, was overshadowed by the Black Friday massacre in Jaleh Square (September 8, 1978), mass protests, martial law and nationwide strikes, which brought the country's economy to its knees. He resigned his post on November 6, 1978.[2]
For some years he was also the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Iran, which gave him some informal influence among Iran's political elite.[1] He was notorious as one of the most corrupt officials in Shah's regime (nicknamed Mr. 5 Percent). He died on June 16, 1998 in New York City.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Memoirs of Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister
- ^ a b c d Avsati, Alireza. Iran in the last 3 Centuries by Alireza Avsati. Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Abbas Aram |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1960 |
Succeeded by Hossein Ghods-Nakhai |
| Preceded by Manouchehr Eghbal |
Prime Minister of Iran 1960-1961 |
Succeeded by Ali Amini |
| Preceded by Mohsen Sadr |
President of the Senate 1964-1978 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Sajadi |
| Preceded by Jamshid Amouzegar |
Prime Minister of Iran 1978 |
Succeeded by Gholam Reza Azhari |
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