Davoud Danesh Jafari
| Davoud Danesh-Jafari | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 14 August 2005 – 1 April 2008 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Safdar Hosseini |
| Succeeded by |
Shamseddin Hosseini Hossein Samsami (Acting) |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 2004 – 12 August 2005 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
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In office 28 May 1996 – 26 May 2000 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution |
| Other political affiliations |
Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) |
| Alma mater |
NIT Srinagar University of Tehran Allameh Tabataba'i University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch | Jihad of Construction |
| Years of service | 1980–1988 |
| Unit | Combat engineering |
| Commands | Head of Combat engineering Logistics Headquarter |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Fath Medal (1982) |
Davoud Danesh-Jafari is an Iranian politician and economist who was minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran.
Born in 1954 in Tehran, Danesh-Jafari graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Kashmir University, India. In 1992 he received a master's degree in economics from Tehran University and in 2001 he obtained a PhD from Allameh Tabatabaii University. He was a member of the parliament in the 5th term and in the 7th term.
Since 2006 he was involved in plans to create the Iranian Oil Bourse, a commodity exchange for oil and oil byproducts, which would trade mostly in the Iranian currency and other major currencies In December 2006, he was reported as saying that he intended to reduce US dollar based transactions as much as possible.
In January 2008, he announced that the Iranian Oil Bourse would be opened during the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (February 1–11) a month later. Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari later announced that Davoud Danesh-Jafari would become its head. The Oil Bourse opened on 17 February 2008 on Kish Island.
He served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the cabinet of president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad from 2005 to 2008.
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