Ali Tayebnia | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 15 August 2013 – 20 August 2017 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Shamseddin Hosseini |
Succeeded by | Masoud Karbasian |
Personal details | |
Born | Isfahan, Iran | 5 April 1960
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Awards | Lee Kuan Yew Prize (2017) |
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Website | Personal website |
Ali Tayebnia ( Persian: علی طیبنیا, born 5 April 1960) is an Iranian academic, economist and former minister of finance. He was designated by President Hassan Rouhani for the position of finance minister on 4 August 2013 and was confirmed by the parliament on 15 August. He left the office on 20 August 2017.
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]
Tayebnia is an academic and has served in various state education institutions delivering courses on economy and finance. [6] He was a faculty member at his alma mater, the University of Tehran. [3] [7] His field of interest is public economics. [8]
He was the secretary of the economic commission from 1997 to 2000. [9] He served as the deputy head of the Presidential Office for planning under the President Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2005. [9] Then he was again named the secretary of the economic commission in 2005, and his tenure lasted until 2007. [9]
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. [10] [11]
On 15 August, the Majlis approved him as minister, giving 274 votes for and 7 votes against. [12] He was given the highest votes for with the rate of 96.5% which was also all-time record for Iranian confirmation process. [13]
Financial Times described Tayebnia as a reform-minded academic in August 2013. [8]
Tayebnia is the recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew Prize which was awarded to him in 2017. [14]