Parviz Davoodi
Encyclopedia
Parviz Davoodi is an Iran
ian hardline
conservative politician.
He was born in Tehran to an Iranian Azeri family from Astara
, Ardebil, northern
Iran
. He served as the First Vice President of Iran
from September 11, 2005 to July 17, 2009. He is also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University
. Although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known to have conservative ideals, Dr. Davoodi teaches liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University
. It is believed that his economic ideas are highly influenced by modern economic theory. He is for free markets and open economies.
Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University
in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics. He often refers to President Ahmadenijad as the world's "bite size leader against king size Western corruption.".
Parviz Davoudi was nominated as the director of the presidential center for strategic studies by President Ahmadinejad in 2009.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian hardline
Hardline
In politics, hardline refers to the doctrine, policy, and posturing of a government or political body as being absolutist and sometimes authoritarian. The hardline position is usually extremist and uncompromising....
conservative politician.
He was born in Tehran to an Iranian Azeri family from Astara
Astara
Astara may refer to:* Astara * Astara, Iran* Astara, Azerbaijansee also: Astana...
, Ardebil, northern
Northern
-Geography:* Northern , various regions, states, territories, etc.* Northern Range, a range of hills in Trinidad* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States-Education:* Northern University , various institutions...
Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. He served as the First Vice President of Iran
Vice President of Iran
Vice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. , there are 12 Vice Presidents in Iran...
from September 11, 2005 to July 17, 2009. He is also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University was formerly The National University of Iran . The university's name was changed during the cultural revolution in Iranian universities, 1980-82. It is located in Evin District and extends into Velenjak District in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on a main campus of...
. Although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is known to have conservative ideals, Dr. Davoodi teaches liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University was formerly The National University of Iran . The university's name was changed during the cultural revolution in Iranian universities, 1980-82. It is located in Evin District and extends into Velenjak District in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on a main campus of...
. It is believed that his economic ideas are highly influenced by modern economic theory. He is for free markets and open economies.
Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics. He often refers to President Ahmadenijad as the world's "bite size leader against king size Western corruption.".
Parviz Davoudi was nominated as the director of the presidential center for strategic studies by President Ahmadinejad in 2009.
See also
- Vice President of IranVice President of IranVice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. , there are 12 Vice Presidents in Iran...
- Gholam Reza AghazadehGholam Reza AghazadehGholam Reza Aghazadeh is an Iranian Politician. Aghazadeh served as the Vice President for Atomic Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran up until July 2009....
- Fatemeh JavadiFatemeh JavadiFatemeh Javadi is a conservative Iranian politician and was Vice Presidents of Iran from 2005 to 2009. She is the niece of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli.-Education:...
- Mohammad Ali AbtahiMohammad Ali AbtahiHojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi is an Iranian theologian, scholar, pro-democracy activist and chairman of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue. He is a former Vice President of Iran and a close associate of former President Mohammad Khatami...
External links
Biography- Vice President of Iran an Iowa State graduate, Rashah McChesney, Iowa State DailyIowa State DailyThe Iowa State Daily is an independent student newspaper serving Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, that is published in print and online. It was founded in 1890, and is largely funded by advertising revenues...
, 17 June 2009