Shamseddin Hosseini

Shamseddin Hosseini


Minister of Finance
In office 16 August 2008 – 15 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Davoud Danesh-Jafari Hossein Samsami (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ali Tayebnia
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 49–50) Tonekabon, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Awards	Order of Service (2nd class)

Shamseddin Hosseini (born in 1967) is an Iranian politician, who served as the minister of economic affairs and finance from 2008 to 2013.

Hosseini was born in Tonakaboon, Mazandaran province, in 1967. He holds a PhD in economics from Islamic Azad University.

Hosseini taught at Islamic Azad University, Payame Noor University and Allameh Tabatabai University. In 2008, he was appointed minister of economic affairs and finance, replacing Danesh Jaafari. Hosseini's term ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Ali Tayebnia in the post. After leaving office, Hosseini was appointed vice president of Iranian University on 20 August formed by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.