Alinaghi Alikhani

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Alinaghi Alikhani
Amir Abbas Hoveida
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHushang Ansary
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
1963–1963
Prime MinisterAsadollah Alam
Personal details
Born21 January 1929
Khamseh,
Tehran University
  • Paris University

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    Tehran University
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    Early life and education

    Alikhani was born in Khamseh, near

    Zanjan Province, on 21 January 1929.[1] His father, Abedin Khan, was a Kazakh petty officer,[2] who later began to serve as the administrator of the lands in Khamseh and nearby areas owned by Reza Shah.[1] The family moved to a village, Varamin, near Tehran where Alikhani was raised.[1]

    Alikhani graduated from Tehran University with a bachelor's degree in law in 1949.

    doctor of business administration in France.[2] He also received a PhD degree in economics from Paris University.[1][3] His thesis focused on the potential role of states in encouraging industrialisation.[4] While attending Paris University the Savak officials proposed him to join the organization which Alikhani accepted.[1]

    Career

    Alinaghi Alikhani (first row, far left) in the inauguration of Cabinet of Mansur on 7 March 1964

    Alikhani returned to Iran in 1957

    National Oil Company and became a consultant to the Tehran Trade Chamber.[2] Alikhani was made the minister of industry and commerce in 1963.[6] Next he was named the minister of economy on 19 February 1963 when the ministry was first established.[4] In fact, Alikhani was asked to involve in the establishment of the ministry of economy transforming the ministry of industry and commerce.[3] The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Asadollah Alam,[7] and Jahangir Tafazzoli recommended him to appoint Alikhani to the post.[5]

    Like other senior officials of the period Alikhani was a supporter of the

    Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, about his half-brother Gholam Reza Pahlavi's illegal financial activities with the officials from an East European country.[11] He was in office until 19 July 1969 when he resigned from the post.[11][12] His successor as minister of economy was Hushang Ansary.[11][12] The reason for his resignation was the clash between the Shah and Alikhani due to the Shah's inclination to intervene in the economy and the regulation of prices.[13]

    Alikhani's next post was the Chancellor of Tehran University to which he was appointed in 1969.[6][14] He held the post until 1971.[6][14] After his retirement from governmental roles Alikhani involved in business.[2] He also served as a board member of the royal organization of social welfare headed by Princess Ashraf Pahlavi.[15]

    Books

    Alikhani was the author of several books, including The Shah and I: The Confidential Diary of Iran's Royal Court, 1968-77 and Alam Diaries.[16][17]

    Personal life and death

    Alikhani met his future wife, a French women, in France during his graduate studies.[1] They had four children, three sons and a daughter.[1]

    They were forced to leave Iran just after the establishment of the

    Islamic Republic in 1979.[1] Alikhani and his wife settled in Washington DC.[1] He died in June 2019.[9]

    References

    1. ^
      ISBN 978-0-8156-0907-0
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    2. ^ a b c d "Iran Oral and Visual History Project Vol 4; Economic and Security: The Memoirs of Ali Naghi Alikhani". Opars Books. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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      ProQuest 1432765052
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      ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5
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    6. ^ a b c "Interview with Alikhani, Ali Naghi: Tape 07" (Project material). Harvard University. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    7. JSTOR 4323557
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    8. doi:10.1017/s0020782900055911
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    9. ^ a b Hamid Kayhan (25 June 2019). "علینقی عالیخانی، وزیر اقتصاد هویدا، علم و منصور درگذشت رادیو". BBC (in Persian). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    10. JSTOR 4323704
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    11. ^
      S2CID 154803890
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    12. ^
      JSTOR 4324514
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    13. ISBN 978-0-674-02778-7
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    14. ^
      ISBN 978-1-7936-0007-3
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    15. ^ "Ashraf Pahlavi". IICHS. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
    16. JSTOR 4283547
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    17. S2CID 163444354
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