Farhad Rahbar

Farhad Rahbar (Persian: فرهاد رهبر; born 5 October 1959) is an Iranian economist, academic, full professor of interdisciplinary economics and was Aide to the President of Iran for Economic Affairs from 2021 to 2024.

Farhad Rahbar
فرهاد رهبر
Rahbar in 2017
Aide to the President of Iran for Economic Affairs
In office 5 September 2021 – 28 July 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Masoud Nili (2018)
Head of Management and Planning Organization
In office 5 August 2005 – 9 November 2006
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mohammad Sattarifar
Succeeded by	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-05) 5 October 1959 (age 65) Semnan, Iran
Alma mater	University of Tehran
Occupation	Economist, Politician

He was the former president and member of board of trustees of the Islamic Azad University and chancellor of the University of Tehran.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

He received his BA, MA and Ph.D in theoretical economics from University of Tehran. Previously, Rahbar was a vice president of Iran and head of Management and Planning Organisation of Iran. He has also worked as the deputy for economic affairs at the Ministry of Intelligence. From February 2008 until February 2014, he was the chancellor of University of Tehran.^[6][7]