Parviz Davoodi

Parviz Davoodi (Persian: پرویز داودی; 5 February^{[citation needed]} 1952 – 18 April 2024) was an Iranian education and conservative politician who was the third first vice president from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.

Parviz Davoodi
پرویز داودی
Davoodi in 2009
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
In office 27 February 2007 – 18 April 2024
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Chairman	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani
3rd First Vice President of Iran
In office 10 September 2005 – 17 July 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Aref
Succeeded by	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Head of National Elites Foundation
In office October 2005 – 4 February 2007
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh
Personal details
Born	5 February[citation needed] 1952 Tehran, Iran
Died	18 April 2024 (aged 72) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Nonpartisan
Alma mater	Iowa State University
Profession	Economist

Biography

Parviz Davoodi was born in Tehran, Iran. Davoodi graduated from Iowa State University (ISU) in 1981 with a Ph.D. in Economics.^[1]

Davoodi was also an economist at Shahid Beheshti University. Although Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was known to have conservative ideals, he taught liberal economic perspectives in his classrooms at Shahid Beheshti University. It is believed that his economic ideas were highly influenced by modern economic theory; he was for free markets and open economies.

Davoodi served as the First Vice President of Iran from 11 September 2005 to 17 July 2009. He often referred to President Ahmadinejad as the world's "bite-size leader against king-size Western corruption.".^[2] Davoodi was nominated in 2009 as the Director of the Presidential Center for Strategic Studies by Iranian President Ahmadinejad.^[3]

Davoodi died in Tehran on 18 April 2024, at the age of 72.^[4]

See also

• Hossein Samsami