Background
Reza was born on June 4, 1949 in Teheran, Iran. Son of Reza Ghasimi and Akhtar Ghasimi.
Reza was born on June 4, 1949 in Teheran, Iran. Son of Reza Ghasimi and Akhtar Ghasimi.
Reza obtained a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, MSc in economics at the London School of Economics in London, United Kingdom and BA in economics at the University of Lancaster in Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Reza was deputy director of the economics research department in the Central Bank of Iran from 1976 to 1978. In 1978 he was the director general of the economic policy department in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. He became an advisor to the Executive Director in the World Bank and was elected as the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund. Reza was employed as a senior economist at the World Bank, a position he held for more than 15 years.
Reza married to Sheri Shahrbanoco Nawabi in 1980.