Tahmasb Mazaheri
{{Short description|Iranian politician and economist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tahmasb Mazaheri
| image = Tahmasb Mazaheri at Etellat Institute's Diplomacy Irani Forum.jpg
| order= Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
| term_start= 5 September 2007
| term_end = 23 September 2008
| appointer = Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
| predecessor = Ebrahim Sheibani
| successor = Mahmoud Bahmani
| order2= Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
| term_start2= 22 August 2001
| term_end2 = 25 April 2004
| president2 = Mohammad Khatami
| predecessor2 = Hossein Namazi
| successor2 = Safdar Hosseini
}}
Tahmasb Mazaheri ({{langx|fa|طهماسب مظاهری}}) is an Iranian politician who served as the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance between 2001 and 2004, and then held office as the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2007 to 2008.
Career
Mazaheri was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet of Mohammad Khatami in 2001.{{cite news|title=New Govt.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IRAN+-+Aug.+12+-+New+Govt.-a077555020|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=APS Diplomat Recorder|date=18 August 2001}} He replaced Hossein Namazi in the post. Mazaheri's term ended in April 2004 and he was succeeded by Safdar Hosseini.{{cite journal|title=Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran's Economy|journal=Iran International|date=May 2004|issue=29|url=http://www.iraninternationalmagazine.com/issue_29/text/shuffling.htm|accessdate=21 June 2013}}
Mazaheri was the governor of the Central Bank of Iran from September 2007 to September 2008.{{cite news|title=Iran replaces governor of central bank: official|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Iran+replaces+governor+of+central+bank%3a+official-a01611647809|accessdate=21 June 2013|newspaper=AFP Global Edition|date=20 September 2008}} He was the shortest serving governor of Central Bank since its establishment.
He was a candidate in the 2013 presidential election.[http://khabaronline.ir/detail/292241/politics/election Tahmasb Mazaheri announced his candidacy][http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/213606 Candidates of 2013 election] His nomination was rejected.
=Controversy=
In January 2013, Mazaheri was interrogated at Düsseldorf Airport by German police due to not informing the authorities in advance that he carried a 300 million Venezuelan bolívar cheque (nearly $70 million).{{cite news|last=Habibinia|first=Omid|title=Iran-Venezuela ties: win-win game for reformists and conservatives|url=http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/columns/article/iranvenezuela-ties-winwin-game-for-reformists-and-conservatives_13490|accessdate=21 June 2013|newspaper=Your Middle East|date=29 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Iran's ex-central bank chief caught entering Germany with 45mln pounds cheque|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Iran's+ex-central+bank+chief+caught+entering+Germany+with+45mln...-a0317411412|accessdate=21 June 2013|newspaper=Asian News International|date=4 February 2013|location=London}}
It was later noted that the cheque belonged to an Iranian building company to cover its expenses while building public housing in Venezuela and Mazaheri was bringing the check for the company.{{cite news|title= Diplomat: Check was for Iranian Company's work|url=http://newsok.com/article/feed/496661}}
See also
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Category:Finance ministers of Iran
Category:Governors of the Central Bank of Iran
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