- Jafar Sharif-Emami
Jafar Sharif-Imami (
September 8 ,1910 -June 16 , 1998) was aPrime Minister ofIran .Born in
Tehran onSeptember 8 , 1910 , he completed his studies in Engineering inGermany andSweden , and served as a Minister inManuchehr Eqbal 's cabinet.He became Prime Minister in 1960 and also in 1978 only a few months before the revolution.He was notorious as one of the most corrupt officials in Shah's regime (nicknamed Mr. 5 Percent) as well as being the grand master of Freemasonry in Iran, (see http://www.iranica.com/articles/v10f2/v10f235d.html)He was appointed prime minister by Shah in late 1978 because of his ties to clergies.He died on
June 16 , 1998 inNew York City .ee also
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Pahlavi Dynasty
*List of Prime Ministers of Iran References
"The following reference was used for the above writing: "Iran in the last 3 Centuries" by Alireza Avsati. Published Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3"
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