Mehdi Samii

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Mehdi Samii
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Ambassador-at-large and Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Financing
In office
1971–1973
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
In office
1970–1971
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Preceded byKhodadad Farmanfarmaian
Succeeded by
In office
1964–1969
Prime MinisterHassan-Ali Mansur
DeputyKhodadad Farmanfarmaian
Preceded by
Succeeded byKhodadad Farmanfarmaian
Head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran
In office
1969–1970
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Preceded by
Succeeded byKhodadad Farmanfarmaian
Personal details
Born(1918-06-24)24 June 1918[1]
Tehran, Iran[1]
Died30 June 2010(2010-06-30) (aged 92)
Los Angeles, California
Political party
RelativesFereydoun Mahdavi

Mehdi Samii (Persian: مهدی سمیعی) was an Iranian chartered accountant, banker and economist.[1] Samii is credited as "one of the chief architects of Iran's rapid economic and Industrial growth in the 1960s", as well as "a midwife of in the creation of the [Central] bank [of Iran]" and "more than anyone else responsible" for it.[1] According to Abbas Milani, "the fact that the bank was a relatively independent institution, free from corruption and political interference and unusually efficient", is attributed to his leadership.[1]

He held office as the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (1964–1969; 1970–1971), the head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran (1969–1971) and Ambassador-at-large (1971–1973).[1] Before that, Samii rejected job offers for ministerial roles twice: Once in 1960 when Jafar Sharif-Emami offered him the role of the minister of agriculture and the next in the following year when Ali Amini proposed that he become minister of commerce.[1]

He was a co-founder of Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979. Vol. 1. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. pp. 760–767. ISBN 0815609078.
Diplomatic posts
Vacant
Office founded
 Ambassador-at-large of Iran for Economic Affairs
1971–1973 		Vacant
Office abolished
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
1970–1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
1964–1969 		Succeeded by
Business positions
Unknown CEO of Industrial and Mining Development Bank of Iran
1959–1964 		Unknown
Unknown CEO of Agricultural Development Bank
1973–1979 		Unknown


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