Parviz Davoodi پرویز داوودی | |
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| First Vice President of Iran | |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 17 July 2009 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Aref |
| Succeeded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Head of National Elites Foundation | |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 1 September 2006 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sadeq Vaeez Zadeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1952 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Profession | Economist |
Parviz Davoodi (Persian: پرویز داوودی; born 5 February 1952 in Tehran, Iran) is the first Vice President of Iran (2005–2009), an educator, and an Iranian hardline conservative politician.
Biography
He was born on 5 February 1952 in Tehran, Iran. Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University (ISU) in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics.[1]
He is also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University. Although Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known to have conservative ideals, Dr. Davoodi teaches liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University. It is believed that his economic ideas are highly influenced by modern economic theory, he is for free markets and open economies.
He served as the First Vice President of Iran since 11 September 2005 to 17 July 2009. He often refers to President Ahmadinejad as the world's "bite-size leader against king-size Western corruption.".[2] Davoodi was nominated in 2009 as the Director of the Presidential Center for Strategic Studies by Iranian President Ahmadinejad.[3]
References
- ^ McChesney, Rashah (2009). "Vice President of Iran an Iowa State graduate". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ ISU Dissertation
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
External links
- (in Persian) Biography
- Vice President of Iran an Iowa State graduate, Rashah McChesney, Iowa State Daily, 17 June 2009
- Works by or about Parviz Davoodi in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by New title | Head of National Elites Foundation 2005–2006 | Succeeded by Sadeq Vaeez Zadeh |
| Preceded by Mohammad-Reza Aref | First Vice President of Iran 2005–2009 | Succeeded by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |