Background

Amouzegar, Jamshid was born on June 25, 1923 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Habibollah and Turan (Azemoudeh) Amouzegar.

Education

University of Teheran, Cornell, Washington.

Career

Deputy Minister of Health 1955-1958. Minister of Labour 1958-1959, of Agriculture 1959-1960. Consulting Engineering 1960-1964.

Chairman Institute Civil Service Advisory Board of United Nations 1962-1967. Minister of Health 1964-1965, of Finance 1965-1974, of Interior and Employment 1974-1976. Minister of State 1976-1977.

Secretary-General Rastakhiz Party 1976-1977, January-August 1978. Prime Minister of Iran 1977-1978. President OPEC 1974; former Chief Oil Negotiator to Shah.

Membership

Member executive board World Health Organization, Geneva, 1963-1964.

Interests

• Listening to music, reading poetry.

Connections

Married Ulrike Eva Schulz, August 5, 1951.

Father:

Habibollah Amouzegar

Mother:

Turan (Azemoudeh) Amouzegar

Spouse:

Ulrike Eva Schulz