Mehdi Jahangiri
Mehdi Jahangiri | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sirjan Kerman province |
| Nationality |  Iran |
| Residence | Tehran Tehran |
| Occupation | Businessman, Entrepreneur |
| Profession | Founder of Tourism Bank |
Mehdi Jahangiri (Persian: مهدی جهانگیری; born in Sirjan, Kerman)[1] is an economist, banker, founder of the Tourism Financial Group[2][3][4] and owner of Tourism Bank.[5] His brother, Ishaq Jahangiri, served as the first deputy in the government of Hassan Rouhani and candidate for the 2017 Iranian presidential elections.[6][7][8][9][10] Tourism Bank was established in 2010 by Jahangiri.[11][12][13] Jahangiri is also chairman and CEO of Tourism Financial Group,[2][14] the Chairman of the Board of the Iran-Greece Chamber of Commerce[15] and the vice chairman of TCCIMA (Tehran Chamber of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture)[16][17][18]
Family and education[edit]
His father, Hassan Jahangiri, was a mineworker in Abdasht chromite mine in Esfandagh, but after his birth, he moved to Sirjan and lived there until his death in July 2009.[19] He is the youngest member of the family and one of the five brothers of the Jahangiri family, who, along with Ishaq Jahangiri, is more famous than the other brothers. One of his brothers, Muhammad, was killed in November 1959, in Sosangerd, during the Iran-Iraq war. His other brother Yaqub was killed in 63 and the Badr operation.[20] His other brother Ebrahim was a candidate in the 2016 Iranian legislative election from Sirjan as a representative of the Iranian Reformists' Party.[20] He has a Ph.D. in the field of International Economics.[21]
Tourism Bank[edit]
Jahangiri was the founder of the Tourism Bank in 2010 in Tehran.[22] This commercial bank focuses on the tourism industry by providing a set of loans, credit facilities, and investment products, besides conventional products. Tourism Bank is an official member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).[12][23]
Tourism Bank is a subsidiary of Tourism Financial Group, which is also active in real estate development, oil and gas, petrochemical, and mining businesses. The company’s shares were listed on Tehran Stock Exchange in 2011.[12]
Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Investment Company, also known as Semga, is a subsidiary of the Jahangiri management, registered in July 2008 with a capital of 20 billion Tomans. It has managed to create six large satellite companies in a short period of time.[24][25][26]
Other activities[edit]
In 2006 Iran Tourism Financial Group build Iran’s 1st cliff hotel in Kandovan village.[27]
In 2015 Jahangiri as chairman of Aria Ziggurat signed an agreement with a major French hotel, Accor Hotels, in the first deal of its kind since Tehran reached an agreement with world powers on its disputed nuclear program to use the Novotel and Ibis brands for 15 years. The two firms did not publicize the amount of the contract.[28][29][30]
In 2017 Jahangiri became the Chairman of the Board of the newly established joint chamber of commerce between Iran and Greece increasing the bilateral trade to €3 billion over the course of three years.[31][32][33]
Mehdi Jahangiri received an award from Rouhani for being one of the top entrepreneurs of the year in September 2016..[34]
Jahangiri was the director of Iran’s Cultural and Tourism Investment company, known as Semega established in June 2009 with a capital of 20b tomans (more than $5m).[3]
Mahdi Jahangiri has been on the board of directors at Bonab Steel Industry Complex, Iran’s Handball Federation, Negin Gardeshgari Tourism Company, and Mahan Mines and Industry Development Holding.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "همه چیز در باره برادران جهانگیری". پایگاه خبری جماران (in فارسی). 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 economy, Tourism (2023-10-18). "Mehdi Jahangiri, founder of the Tourism Financial Group, is working to make Iran a leading tourism". Medium. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bracing for Tough Times: A new wave of pressure on Iranian Reformists on the way". diplomacy. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "$25b investment package for tourism industry". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "Arrest Of Vice-President's Brother In Iran Seen As A Political Move". Iran International. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Eshaq Jahangiri", Wikipedia, 2023-06-21, retrieved 2023-10-19
- ↑ "محکومیت مهدی جهانگیری، برادر معاون روحانی به اتهام قاچاق ارز – DW – ۱۳۹۹/۱۱/۷". dw.com (in فارسی). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "برادران جهانگیری از نماینده گرمسار شکایت کردند". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in فارسی). 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "خبرگزاری فارس - روحانی، جهانگیری و درد مشترک تخلف برادران/ وقتی روحانی و معاونش عدالت را سیاسی می‌بینند". خبرگزاری فارس. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ Bozorgmehr, Najmeh (2015-09-15). "Accor books a place in Iran's hotel sector". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Open and Eager - The Business Year". thebusinessyear.com. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "TOURISM BANK PUBLIC SHAREHOLDING COMPANY (IRAN)".
- ↑ "استعفای مهدی جهانگیری از هیات مدیره بانک گردشگری +سند". مشرق نیوز (in فارسی). 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ jasmin (2017-10-08). "Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri: Arrest of My Brother Was "Expected"". Center for Human Rights in Iran. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "igccim: Greek Ambassador Meets with Chairman and Board of the Iran Greece Chamber of Commerce". www.igccim.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Post-sanction advisory commission at Tehran Chamber of Commerce". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "TCCIMA plans to cover all entrepreneurs: chairman". Tehran Times. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Post-sanction Iran hosts 200 foreign trade delegations". Tehran Times. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "همه چیز در باره برادران جهانگیری". پایگاه خبری جماران (in فارسی). 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "نگاهی به ریشه خانوادگی جهانگیری ها - برادران قریب" [A look at the family roots of the Jahangiris - the Gharib brothers]. Shargh Newspaper (2989): 1.
- ↑ "مهدی جهانگیری کیست؟ + بیوگرافی + عکس | موج باز". mojbaz.com (in فارسی). 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Open and Eager - The Business Year". thebusinessyear.com. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Executive Council - Ninety-eighth session | UNWTO". www.unwto.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ جهان, Fararu | فرارو | اخبار روز ایران و (2021-01-26). "مهدی جهانگیری به دو سال حبس محکوم شد". fa (in فارسی). Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "مهدی جهانگیری". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in فارسی). 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "در مورد مهدی جهانگیری در فرارو بیشتر بخوانید". fararu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Iran's 1st cliff hotel to be built in Kandovan village". Tehran Times. 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ AP. "Iran firm signs branding deal with French hotel chain". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "French hotel chains open in Iran: The Guardian". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "Int'l Hotel Chains Boost Iranian Tourism". Financial Tribune. 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "Tehran, Athens to establish joint chamber of commerce". Tehran Times. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "Iran-Greece Joint Chamber of Commerce set up". Tehran Times. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ "igccim: Greek Ambassador Meets with Chairman and Board of the Iran Greece Chamber of Commerce". www.igccim.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ↑ jasmin (2017-10-08). "Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri: Arrest of My Brother Was "Expected"". Center for Human Rights in Iran. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
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