Abdolhossein Behnia Explained

Abdolhossein Behnia (Persian: عبدالحسین بهنیا), also Latinized as Abdul Husain Behnia, was an Iranian politician who served as minister of finance several times during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.^[1] He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Amini and then of Asadollah Alam in the early 1960s.^{[2] [3]}

Behnia was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet of Ali Amini on 9 May 1961.^[4] He resigned from office on 9 January 1962 due to the approval of a land reform bill by the cabinet.^[5] Behnia argued that the bill was not required.^[5]

Behnia was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet formed by Asadollah Alam on 21 July 1962.^[6] He was appointed to the same post in the second cabinet of Alam on 19 February 1963.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Vali Nasr. Politics within the Late-Pahlavi State: The Ministry of Economy and Industrial Policy, 1963–69. International Journal of Middle East Studies. February 2000. 32. 1. 99. 259537.
2. Book: Gholam Reza Afkhami. The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. 2009. 978-0-520-94216-5. Berkeley, CA. 318.
3. Web site: با استعفای دولت ؛ کابینه جدید امروز به شاه معرفی شد. Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies. 3 September 2021. fa.
4. Michael J. Willcocks. 68. 2015. Agent or Client: Who Instigated the White Revolution of the Shah and the People in Iran, 1963. PhD. University of Manchester.
5. 4323471. Chronology December 16, 1961 – March 15, 1962. Middle East Journal. Spring 1962. 16. 2. 192.
6. Chronology June 16, 1962-September 15, 1962. The Middle East Journal. 16. 4. Autumn 1962. 4323525. 486.
7. Chronology September 16, 1962 – March 15, 1963. 17. Middle East Journal. Winter–Spring 1963. 1–2. 113. 4323557.