Mohsen Nourbakhsh
| Seyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh | |
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| Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs | |
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In office 1989–1993 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Javad Irvani |
| Succeeded by | Morteza Mohammadkhan |
| Governor of Central Bank of Iran | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Preceded by | Alireza Nobari |
| Succeeded by | Majid Ghasemi |
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In office 1994–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad-Hossein Adeli |
| Succeeded by | Ebrahim Sheibani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 May 1948 Isfahan, Iran |
| Died | 23 March 2003 (aged 54) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
Seyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh (Persian: سید محسن نوربخش; 18 May 1948 – 23 March 2003) was an Iranian economist, most known as governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the former minister of economic and finance of Iran. Nourbakhsh had pro-market views.
Born in Isfahan, Nourbakhsh received a bachelor's degree from the University of Tehran in economics, and a master of arts and PhD from the University of California at Davis in econometrics.
Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, Nourbakhsh's nomination for finance minister was rejected by then president Abolhassan Banisadr. Nourbakhsh was then named deputy finance minister and held that office until 1981.
In 1988, Nourbakhsh became a member of the Majlis and a representative for Tehran. Next he was nominated for the economy and finance minister to the government of the then president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1989. He was approved by the Majlis with 195 for and 43 against votes. In the Summer of 1993, he was forced by the Majlis to resign.
Nourbakhsh was then appointed the governor of the Central Bank of Iran by president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1994 and he was in office until his death in 2003. In 1999 president Mohammad Khatami reappoint him as the governor. During the first term of president Mohammad Khatami, Hossein Namazi was the minister of economy and finance. There was rivalry between Nourbakhsh and Namazi in regard to the economic policy.
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