Ali Tayebnia
Ali Tayebnia | |
|---|---|
 Tayebnia in a press conference, Oct 2015. | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Shamseddin Hosseini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1960 Isfahan, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Personal website |
Ali Tayebnia (Persian: علی طیبنیا, born 5 April 1960) is an Iranian academic, economist and Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance. He was designated by President Hassan Rouhani for the position on 4 August 2013 and was confirmed by the parliament on 15 August.
Early life and education
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][6]
Career
Tayenia is an academic and has served in various state institutions regarding economy and finance.[7] He was a faculty member at his alma mater, the University of Tehran.[3][8] His field of interest is public economics[9]
According to Bahman Nirumand, Tayebnia was besides with Masoumeh Ebtekar and Hamid Aboutalebi as member of the group which took American Embassy officials as hostages on 4 November 1979 in Tehran.[10]
He was the secretary of the economic commission from 1997 to 2000.[11] He served as the deputy head of the Presidential Office for planning under the former President Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2005.[11] Then he was again named the secretary of the economic commission in 2005 and his tenure lasted until 2007.[11]
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.[12][13]
On 4 August 2013, he was proposed by President Hassan Rouhani as minister of economic affairs and finance.[14] On 15 August, the Majlis approved him as minister, giving 274 votes for and 7 votes against.[15] He was given the highest votes for with the rate of 96.5% which was also all-time record for Iranian confirmation process.[16]
Views
Financial Times described Tayebnia as a reform-minded academic in August 2013.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Alfoneh, Ali (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 Memarian, Jahandad (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.
- ^ "طیبنیا، به وزرات اقتصاد رسید". ISNA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "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. 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.
- ^ Bahman Nirumand: Iran Report, May 2015, p. 21 (in German)
- ^ a b c "Biography of Tayebnia, proposed as minister of Economic Affairs and Finance". IRNA. Tehran. 5 August 2013. 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.
- ^ "Iran president unveils proposed Cabinet list". PressTV. ILNA. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers". Fars News. 15 August 2013. 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. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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