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Iranian politician and economist (1946–2022)
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Morteza Mohammadkhan
Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs
In office
6 October 1993 – 20 August 1997
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byMohsen Nourbakhsh
Succeeded byHossein Namazi
CEO of IRI Customs
In office
12 January 1989 – 22 August 1993
Preceded byMahmoud Ardakani
Succeeded byAbdolhossein Vehaji
Personal details
Born(1946-01-01)1 January 1946
Tehran, Iran
Died6 November 2022(2022-11-06) (aged 76)
Political partyExecutives of Construction Party
Moderation and Development Party
Other political
affiliations		Islamic Republican Party (until 1986)
Alma materKhaje Nasir University of Technology
San Jose State University
Ponna University
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Morteza Mohammadkhan (Persian: مرتضی محمدخان; 1 January 1946 – 5 November 2022) was an Iranian politician and economist who was Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1997 in Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's second cabinet.

Early life and education

Mohammadkhan was born on 1 January 1946 in Tehran. He was an economics professor at Khaje Nasir University of Technology. He held a BS in Industrial Engineering from San Jose State University and also a MS in Economics from San Jose State University and a PhD from Ponna University.

Career

Mohammadkhan was the founder of the first Islamic Association of Students abroad, including those along the Ruhollah Khomeini in Paris. After Iranian Revolution, he became a member of Islamic Republican Party's center leadership. He is one of the survivors of Hafte Tir bombing which led to the death of Mohammad Beheshti, IRP's secretary-general. He was pulled out of rubble alive after four hours. He then became CEO of Iran's Post Company. He was Deputy Minister of Interior in Political affairs from 1988 to 1989. In 1989, he became CEO of Customs Agency of Iran. After Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was reelected as President in 1993, Mohammadkhan was nominated by him as Minister of Finance. He was approved by the Parliament. He was Iran's Minister of Economy for four years and was succeeded by Hossein Namazi in 1997. He was one of the founders of Moderation and Development Party and was latterly Vice President of Center for Strategic Research.

Personal life and death

Mohammadkhan died on 6 November 2022, at the age of 76.

References

  1. "BBC Monitoring International Reports: Yugoslav state delegation in..." BBC. Tanjug. 8 June 1997. Retrieved 16 July 2010. ... Minister Borislav Vukovic, met here on Sunday with Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Morteza Mohammadkhan and his associates. ...
  2. ""محمدخان" وزیر اقتصاد دولت هاشمی رفسنجانی درگذشت". Tasnim News. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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