Fuad Rouhani
Fuad Rouhani (born October 23, 1907 in Tehran ; † January 30, 2004 in London , England ) was an Iranian diplomat and the first general secretary of OPEC .
Life
Rouhani first worked in the United Kingdom- controlled oil industry in Persia before he was able to study law at the University of London with the help of a scholarship and then work as a lawyer .
He later became a government official and advised the Iranian government in 1951 on the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry , which led to the nationalization of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). Later he was an advisor to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on petroleum matters.
After the founding of OPEC and the establishment of its headquarters in Geneva , he was elected the first general secretary of OPEC on January 21, 1961, taking on the highest administrative position within the organization and initially focused on mediating between the individual member states. Some heads of state and government of the oil-producing countries favored an aggressive style of negotiation towards the multinational oil companies , which should also include political and Islamic religious views. Rouhani, on the other hand, preferred a more moderate, non-ideological approach and helped Iran to forestall a radical Arab influence within OPEC. After the end of his electoral term, he was succeeded on May 1, 1964 by the Iraqi Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz in the office of General Secretary of OPEC.
He then worked for a year as visiting professor for Iranian studies at Columbia University . Subsequently, between 1965 and 1968 he was Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD), the predecessor organization of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (ECO), and was thus significantly involved in promoting economic integration between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey .
After his house and property were confiscated in the course of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, he first went into exile to Geneva and then to London, where he later died.
In addition to an autobiographical history of OPEC entitled A History of OPEC (1971) , he also translated works by Plato and Aeschylus ' The Persians into the Persian language .
literature
- Fuad Rouhani, 96; Elected First Secretary General of OPEC . In: The New York Times , February 7, 2004 (obituary)
- Fuad Rouhani. First Secretary General of Opec who worked hard to disseminate his love of literature and music . In: The Times , February 18, 2004
Web links
- Biography (rulers.org)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rouhani, Fuad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian diplomat and first OPEC general secretary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 2004 |
| Place of death | London , England |