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Mohammad Khazaee (; born 12 April 1953 in
Kashmar Kashmar (; ) is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and sou ...
,
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)United Nation's press release
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to the
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. He presented his credentials to the
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in July 2007. He was elected as Vice President of the
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on 14 September 2011.


Career


Education

Khazaee has a B.A. in Business Administration from the
University of Guilan The University of Guilan (, ''Daneshgah-e Gilân'') is an institute of higher education and graduate studies in Rasht, a large city in the province of Guilan, in Northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea. It has nearly 24,000 students enrolled. ...
. He also holds a
master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...
in international transactions from
George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...
in the
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, Mr. Khazaee has taught
macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies. Macroeconomists study topics such as output (econ ...
and
philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
at
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. ...
’s
Allameh Tabatabai University Allameh Tabataba'i University (ATU; �ælɒːˈme tæbɒːtæbɒːˈʔiː, ''Dânešgâh-e allâme Tabâtabâyi'') is the largest and the leading specialized public university in humanities and social sciences in Iran. With 15,624 students and 4 ...
.


Parliament

From 1981 to 1988, Khazaee was a Member of Parliament, where he served as
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of the Economic Committee (1982–1988) and the Banking Reform Committee (1981–1982).Iran International Magazine
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Government appointments

Prior to receiving his appointment as Permanent Representative, Khazaee held positions in
international development International development or global development is a broad concept denoting the idea that societies and countries have differing levels of economic development, economic or human development (economics), human development on an international sca ...
financing between 2002 and 2007, serving as both Vice-Minister for International Affairs and President of the Organization for Economic and Technical Assistance in Iran's Ministry of Economic Affairs. Concurrently, he served as Governor of the
OPEC Fund The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The OPEC Fund was conceived ...
, Vice-Chairman of that organization's Investment Committee, Alternate Governor for the
Islamic Development Bank The Islamic Development Bank (, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are 57 shareholding member st ...
and alternate Governor for the
asian Infrastructure Investment Bank The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank and international financial institution that aims to collectively improve economic and social outcomes in Asia. It is the world's second largest multi-lateral d ...
and a board member of the Iran-Misr (Iran-Egypt) Development Bank. He is member general council international chambers of commerce . From 1988 to 2002, he represented Iran at the
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.


References


External links


The Permanent Mission of the IR Iran to the UNA conversation with Mohammad Khazaee, Part1
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, December 7, 2007. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khazaee, Mohammad 1953 births Permanent representatives of Iran to the United Nations Living people George Mason University alumni Members of the 2nd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 1st Islamic Consultative Assembly People from Kashmar University of Guilan alumni