Davoud Danesh-Jafari (Persian: داود دانش‌جعفری) (born 1954) is an

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, economist and former

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who previously served as minister of economy and finance affairs of

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from 2005 to 2008. He is currently a member of the

Expediency Discernment Council The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ( ''Majma'-e Tašxis-e Maslahat-e Nezâm'') is an administrative assembly of Iran appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of ...

Biography

Born in 1954 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, Danesh-Jafari graduated with a bachelor's degree in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

from

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in India. In 1992, he received a master's degree in economics from

Tehran University The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

and in 2001 he obtained a

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from Allameh Tabatabaii University. He was a member of the parliament in the 5th term and the 7th term. Since 2006 he was involved in plans to create the

Iranian Oil Bourse The Iranian Oil Bourse (), International Oil Bourse, Iran Petroleum Exchange Kish Exchange or Oil Bourse in Kish (IOB; the official English language name is unclear) also known as Iran Crude Oil Exchange, is a Commodities exchange, commodity excha ...

, a commodity exchange for

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and oil byproducts, which would trade mostly in the Iranian currency and other major currencies In December 2006, he was reported as saying that he intended to reduce US dollar-based transactions as much as possible.Iran May Reduce Use of Dollar, Tehran Papers Say
6 December 2006,

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In January 2008, he announced that the Iranian Oil Bourse would be opened during the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (February 1–11) a month later. Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari later announced that Davoud Danesh-Jafari would become its head. The Oil Bourse opened on 17 February 2008 on

Kish Island Kish ( ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Gulf. The island constitutes the city of Kish, Iran, Kish. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is marketed as a consumers ...

.1st phase of Iran oil stock inaugurated on Kish Island, IRNA Reports, 17 February 2008
He served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad from 2005 to 2008.

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1954 births Living people Finance ministers of Iran Members of the Expediency Discernment Council 20th-century Iranian economists Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution politicians Recipients of the Order of Fath Members of the 5th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 7th Islamic Consultative Assembly Jihad of Construction personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians Presidential advisers of Iran University of Kashmir alumni University of Tehran alumni Allameh Tabataba'i University alumni Iranian campaign managers Politicians from Tehran 21st-century Iranian economists {{Iran-MP-stub

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