Jamshid Amouzegar

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Jamshid Amouzegar
Prime Minister of Iran
In office 7 August 1977 – 27 August 1978
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Shah
Preceded by	Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Succeeded by	Jafar Sharif-Emami
Minister of Interior
In office 1 March 1974 – 7 August 1977
Prime Minister	Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Preceded by	Kamal Hassani
Succeeded by	Gholam Reza Azhari
Minister of Finance
In office 1 February 1965 – 1 March 1974
Prime Minister	Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Preceded by	Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Succeeded by	Hushang Ansary
Personal details
Born	(1923-06-25)25 June 1923 Tehran, Qajar Persia
Died	27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 93) Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Rastakhiz Party
Spouse	Ulriche Amouzegar ​ (died 2005)​
Parent(s)	Habibollah Amouzegar (father) Ehteram Sadat Azmounian (mother)
Relatives	Jahangir Amuzegar (brother)
Alma mater	Cornell University
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Jamshid Amouzegar (Persian: جمشید آموزگار‎; 25 June 1923 – 27 September 2016) was an Iranian economist and politician who was prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 to 27 August 1978 when he resigned. Prior to that, he served as the minister of interior and minister of finance in the cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveida. He was the leader of Rastakhiz Party during his tenure as prime minister of Iran.