1. Jafar Sharif-Emami was a cabinet minister, president of the Iranian Senate, president of the Pahlavi Foundation and the president of the Iran chamber of industries and mines during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
13 Facts About Jafar Sharif-Emami
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was born in Tehran on 17 June 1912 to a clerical family.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami began his career at the Iranian state railways in 1931.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami served as the minister of industries and mines in Manuchehr Eqbal's cabinet.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was prime minister from 1960 to 1961, and again in 1978, a few months before the overthrow of the Shah.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was appointed prime minister by Shah on 27 August 1978 because of his ties to clergy.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami resigned from the office on 5 November 1978 and was replaced by Gholam Reza Azhari in the post.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami resigned from office amid riots on 5 November 1978.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was long-time president of the Iranian Senate and chairman of the Pahlavi Foundation.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was one of the close confidants of the Shah.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami was married and had three children, two daughters and a son.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami settled on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.
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Jafar Sharif-Emami died at a hospital on 16 June 1998, one day shy of his 86th birthday, in New York City.