Tahmasb Mazaheri ( fa, طهماسب مظاهری) is an

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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. He replaced

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in the post. Mazaheri's term ended in April 2004 and he was succeeded by Safdar Hosseini. Mazaheri was the

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of the

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from September 2007 to September 2008. He was the shortest serving governor of Central Bank since its establishment. He was a candidate in the 2013 presidential election.Candidates of 2013 election
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Controversy

In January 2013, Mazaheri was interrogated at

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due to not informing the authorities in advance that he carried a 300 million

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cheque (nearly $70 million). 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.

References

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