Ali Amini
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Ali Amini (born 1905 in Tehran, Iran; died 1992) was the Prime Minister of Iran from May 6, 1961 to July 19, 1962.
Amini's grandfather was a chancellor of the Qajar Dynasty. He completed his studies first in Darolfonoon and then in France where he graduated with a degree in Law from Grenoble University, followed by his Ph.D in Economics from Paris.
He became involved in politics through the help of Ali Akbar Davar who gave him a position in the Judiciary.
At the age of 37, he was selected as a Minister to serve in the cabinet of Ahmad Ghavam. His tendencies were pro-American to the extent that made the Shah uncomfortable. Mohammad Reza Shah in particular distrusted Amini's popularity and friendship with John F. Kennedy.
During the 1950s, the Shah came under increasing pressure from the United States to appoint Amini as Prime Minister. Amini was finally declared Prime Minister in 1961. In 1962, however, he was replaced by the Shah's close friend and a major Birjand landowner Asadollah Alam.
In the late 1970s, Amini attempted a comeback into Iranian politics at the age of 70. He served as advisor to the Shah during the final days of the Pahlavi Dynasty.
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[edit] References
- Habib Ladjevardi, editor, Memories of Ali Amini (in Persian), second edition, 244 p. (Harvard University Press, 1997). ISBN 093288511X
- 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the past three centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 9-649340-661 (Vol. 1), ISBN 9-649340-653 (Vol. 2).
[edit] External links
- Transcript of Amini interview as part of Harvard Iranian Oral History Project directed by Dr. Habib Ladjevardi
- Dr. Ali Amini, Prime Minster, Switzerland, 1962, A short passage (1:53) of an interview, in French, with Dr. Ali Amini, YouTube.
| Preceded by Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Prime Minister of Iran 1961 May 5 – 1962 July 19 |
Succeeded by Asadollah Alam |
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