Ali Amini

Ali Amini (Persian: علی امینی; 12 September 190512 December 1992) was an Iranian politician who was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1961 to 1962. He held several cabinet portfolios during the 1950s, and served as a member of parliament between 1947 and 1949.

Ali Amini
34th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
5 May 1961  19 July 1962
MonarchMohammad Reza Shah
Preceded byJafar Sharif-Emami
Succeeded byAsadollah Alam
Ambassador of Iran to the United States
In office
24 January 1956  22 May 1958
MonarchMohammad Reza Shah
Preceded byNasrollah Entezam
Succeeded byAli Gholi Ardalan
Minister of Justice
In office
7 April 1955  24 January 1956
Prime MinisterHossein Ala
Minister of Finance
In office
19 August 1953  6 April 1955
Prime MinisterFazlollah Zahedi
Preceded byNezam-ed-din Emami
Succeeded byNasrollah Jahangir
Minister of Economy
In office
5 August 1951  16 July 1952
Prime MinisterMohammad Mosaddegh
Preceded byShamseddin Amir-Alaei
Succeeded byBagher Kazemi
In office
23 March 1950  26 June 1950
Prime MinisterAli Mansur
Member of the National Consultative Assembly
In office
12 June 1947  28 July 1949
ConstituencyTehran
Personal details
Born12 September 1905
Tehran, Persia
Died12 December 1992(1992-12-12) (aged 87)
Paris, France
Political party
Spouse
Batoul Voosough
(m. 1932; died 1992)
ChildrenIraj
Parents
RelativesMozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (grandfather)
Vossug ed Dowleh (father-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Grenoble
University of Paris

Amini was widely regarded as "a protégé of the United States" and a "pro-American liberal reformer".

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