Tahmasb Mazaheri
| Tahmasb Mazaheri | |
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| Governor of Central Bank of Iran | |
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In office 2007–2008 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Sheibani |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Bahmani |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 12 August 2001 – 2 November 2004 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Hossein Namazi |
| Succeeded by | Safdar Hosseini |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 February 1953 Tehran , Iran |
| Religion | Shi'a Islam |
Tahmasb Mazaheri (born 12 February 1953) is an Iranian politician and economist.
Mazaheri was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet of Mohammad Khatami in 2001. He replaced Hossein Namazi in the post. Mazaheri's term ended in April 2004 and he was succeeded by Safdar Hosseini.
Mazaheri was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from September 2007 to September 2008. He was the shortest serving governor of Central Bank since its establishment.
He was a candidate in the 2013 presidential election. His nomination was rejected.
In January 2013, Mazaheri was interrogated at Dusseldorf airport by German police due to not informing the authorities in advance that he carried a 300 million Venezuelan bolívar cheque (nearly $70 million).
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