Background
Seif was born on 1 January 1952 in Nahavnd.
accountant economist politician
Seif was born on 1 January 1952 in Nahavnd.
From Petroleum University of Technology(former Petroleum School of Accounting and Financial Sciences) and his Doctor of Philosophy from Allameh Tabatabaei University in Accounting.
He is the current Governor of Central Bank of Iran. He gained his Bsc. and Msc. He is currently a professor at the Allameh University.
He was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of some private banks in Iran, Mellat Bank (1990–1992), Saderat Bank (1992–1995), Sepah Bank (1995–2000), Future Bank of Bahrain (2001–2003) and Karafarin Bank (2010–2013).
He was also Governor of National Bank of Iran from 2003 to 2007. He was nominated as Governor of Central Bank of Iran by the Bank"s Board of Directors and was accepted by President Hassan Rouhani.
He was officially appointed on 2 September 2013 and quickly hinted that interest rates should rise in order to control inflation in the country. He is currently Vice President of the International Chamber of Commerce.