Dr. Mohammad Reza Amin (c.1927 – 27 September 2003) was an Iranian academic who was Chancellor of

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...

from 1968 to 1972. Amin was also President of the National Iranian Steel Industries. Amin was a graduate of the

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, receiving a doctorate in physics. In 1979, Amin joined the

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. He worked as division chief of the World Bank's technical department for the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region. Amin emigrated to the United States in 1979. He died of cancer in

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, on 27 September 2003, aged 76.

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Academic staff of Sharif University of Technology Chancellors of the Sharif University of Technology Rastakhiz Party politicians 1920s births Place of birth missing 2003 deaths {{Iran-academic-bio-stub