Jafar Sharif-Emami
Iranian engineer and politician (1910-1998)
Jafar Sharif-Imami (Persian: جعفر شریفامامی; 9 September 1910 – 16 June 1998) was an Iranian politician.
Jafar Sharif-Emami | |
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38th Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 27 August 1978 – 6 November 1978 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
Succeeded by | Gholam Reza Azhari |
In office 31 August 1960 – 5 May 1961 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Manouchehr Eghbal |
Succeeded by | Ali Amini |
President of the Senate | |
In office 11 September 1964 – 24 March 1978 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Preceded by | Mohsen Sadr |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Sajadi |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 30 July 1960 – 1 December 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Manouchehr Eghbal |
Preceded by | Abbas Aram |
Succeeded by | Ghods-Nakhai |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 September 1910 Tehran, Qajar Iran |
Died | 6 June 1998 New York City, United States | (aged 87)
Political party | Rastakhiz Party |
Spouse(s) | Eshrat Sharif Emami (died November 1997) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Tehran University |
He was the prime minister from 1960 to 1961 and again in 1978. He was a cabinet minister, president of the Iranian Senate, president of the Pahlavi Foundation. He was also the president of the Iran chamber of industries and mines during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.