Curriculum vitae of Dr. Seyed Hossein Mirjalili

Personal Details

Seyed Hossein Mirjalili
  • First Name: Seyed Hossein
  • Last Name: Mirjalili
  • Email: h.jalili@ihcs.ac.ir
  • Fax & Tel: +98 21 88042757
  • Address in Iran:
  •     Faculty of Economics
        Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
        64th Avenue, Kurdistan Highway,
        Tehran, Iran
        Postal Code: 14374
        P.O.Box 14155-6419, Tehran, IRAN.
  • Current Address:
        Senior Advisor to Executive Director
        The World Bank Group,
        1818 H Street,NW
        Washington DC 20433,USA
    Tel: (+1)202-458-7123
    Fax: (+1)202-477-9052
    Email: smirjalili@worldbank.org

Education & Qualifications

  1. Financial Analysis and Programming, I.M.F, Tehran, Central Bank of Iran, Dec. 1991.
  2. Program on "World Trade Organization", (one year), Iran Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce, Tehran, 1998.
  3. Uruguay Round & Agreement on Agriculture F.A.O, Egypt, Sep. 1999.
  4. Marginalization (Informal Settlements) in Tehran from the point of view of social pathology, "workshop, Institute for Humanities, Tehran, June 2002.
  5. Workshop on" Behavioral Economics", Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, July 2005.
  6. Visiting scholar, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK, Sept. 2006 to Sept. 2007.
  7. Fundamentals of World Bank Operations (FBO) Workshop & E-Learning (February ,06-09, 2011 - 5 days).
  8. World Bank Macroeconomic Modeling with the RMSM-X (June ,10, 2010 - 4 days).
  9. Trade Policy Module, (May, 03-05, 2010 - 3 days) including: Tools and Indicators for Trade Analysis; Trade Data Retrieval and Analysis with WITS;-Simulation Tools.
  10. Doing Business indicators and Investment Climate (March,01-05, 2010 - 4 days).
  11. Volatility Modeling using Eviews, December 10-11, 2012, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA.
  12. Strategic Negotiation skills, The World Bank, May 20-21, 2013.

Academic Positions

  • Visiting Lecturer, (2006, 2007, 2008), Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Lecturer (1998 to July 2001), Institute for humanities, Tehran.
  • Assistant Prof. (September 2001 to April 2006), Institute for humanities, Tehran.
  • Associate Prof. (May 2006 up to now), Institute for humanities, Tehran.

National Award & Appreciations

  1. The Best Economic Analysis of the Year (the best article predicted foreign exchange fluctuation in Iranian Economy), Second Festival of Iranian Press, Tehran,1993 (Prize: One Gold Coin)
  2. The Book of the Year Award, "Methodology of Almizan Interpretation of Koran", Tehran, 1994 ( Cash Prize and a Certificate of Appreciation Awarded by the president of Jahad-e-Daneshgahi (An Academic Research Institute in Iran))
  3. The Best Dissertation of the Year, 7th Annual Selection of the best dissertation, Tehran, June 2002.( Awarded by the president of Jahad-e-Daneshgahi )
  4. Distinguished Research in Islamic Banking, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, November 2005.( Awarded by the President of the University)
  5. Distinguished Researcher, Institute for Humanities, Ministry of Sciences, Researches and Technology, Tehran, 2005.( Awarded by the Vice-Minister)
  6. Certificate of Appreciation for Productive Participation in preparing a bill for competition policy in Iranian Economy.( Awarded by the Minister of Commerce)
  7. Praised Presentation on corruption and economic Reform in The Iranian Economy, Tarbiat Modares University, Sep.2002.( Awarded by the President of the University)
  8. Praised Presentation on the depreciation of money value in the Iranian Economy, Tarbiat Modares University, 23 December 2003.( Awarded by the Minister of Science)
  9. Invited Referee and a Member of Scientific Committee for a conference on Iran's accession to the WTO, Ministry of Commerce, Tehran, May 2003.( Certificate Awarded by the Head of the Institute for Trade Studies)
  10. Praised Presentation on Economic Development of Yazd Province, April 2004. ( Awarded by the President of Yazd University)
  11. Praised Presentation on Sukuk Musharaka in Iran, International Course on Islamic Capital Market, Tehran, Jan. 22, 2009.( Awarded by the President of Iranian Exchange Organization)
  12. Letter of Appreciation, Appointed as the Head of a drafting committee for preparing a New Banking Law in Iran (Dec. 2007-Aug.2009), Central Bank of Iran. ( Awarded by the Governor of the Central Bank).

Professional Experiences

  • Administrative Positions

    • Dean, Faculty of Economics, Institute for Humanities and cultural studies, (2005- Nov. 2007).
    • Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, 2003-2004.
    • Director, International Cooperation, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, 2000-2001.
    • Deputy, Director General, Monetary & Commercial policies, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, IRAN, 1992-1994.
    • Senior Expert in Economics, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, IRAN, 1990-1992.
    • Senior Researcher, Institute for trade studies and research, Tehran, 1996 - 2000.
    • Member of the Economic Committee, Higher Education Planning Department, Ministry of Sciences, Researches and Technology, Tehran, Dec. 2008 onward.
    • Member of the Economic Committee, Council for the University Texts, Tehran, 1996 to now.
    • Member of Scientific Committee, NDFI International Conference on Sovereign Wealth, Asset Allocation, Risk Management, National Development Fund of Iran, Oct. 27-28, 2013, Kish Island, Iran.
    • Economic Expert, Sharia Board,  Securities and Exchange Organization, Tehran, 2007-2009.

  • Advisory Positions

    • Senior Advisor to Executive Director, The World Bank Group, Washington D.C., USA, Nov. 2009, (Currently)
    • Advisor, Plenipotentiary Trade Representative, Ministry of Commerce, IRAN, 2001- Sep. 2006.
    • Advisor, Central Bank of Iran, Nov. 2007- Nov. 2009.
    • Advisor, President of Securities and Exchange Organization, Tehran, Sep. 2007- Nov. 2009.
    • Advisor, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Iran, 2008-2009.

  • Editorial Board

    • Editorial Board, Journal of Insurance Industry, Central Insurance of Iran
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Humanities, Tehran, Iran.
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Horizons of Islamic Civilization Perspective, Tehran, (Arabic).
    • Editorial Board, Iranian Economic Journal, Bimonthly, Tehran, (2002-2005)
    • Editorial Board, Quarterly Journal of Securities Exchange, Securities Exchange Organization, Tehran, Iran.
    • Editorial Board, Quarterly Journal of Culture, Economic Issue, Tehran, Iran.
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Policymaking, Yazd University, Yazd Province, Iran.
    • Editorial Board, World Trade Research Quarterly, Ministry of Commerce, Tehran, Iran (2006-2007).
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Modeling, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
    • Editorial Board, Journal of Comparative Economics, Faculty of Economics, Institute for Humanities, Tehran, Iran.

Books

  1. "The Islamic Development Bank Group", Institute for Humanities Publication, 2005. (Table of Content)
  2. "Methodology of Tabatabae in the Interpretation of Koran" (Translation from Arabic into Persian), International Publishing & Printing, Spring 2002. (Table of Content)
  3. "Evaluation of Interest-Free Banking in Iran", Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance Publication, 1995. (Table of Content)
  4. "Money in Islamic Economy" (Co-Author), S.A.M.T Publication, 1994. (Table of Content)
  5. "Confirmation and Falsification in Economics", Institute for Humanities Publication, 2009. (Table of Content)
  6. "International Trade Theory and Policy and Foreign Trade of Iran", Institute for Humanities Publication, 2009. (Table of Content)
  7. "Essays on Iranian Banking Law", (co-author), Heech publication and Central Bank Public Relation, Tehran, 2010. (Table of Content)
  8. "Money and Trade Notes",(co-author),Reference Book publication,Tehran,2010. (Table of Content)
  9. "Economic and Political Development in the Islamic World",(co-author), Reference Book Publication, Tehran, 2010. (Table of Content)
  10. "Trade in the Islamic World",(co-author), Reference Book Publication, Tehran, 2010. (Table of Content)
  11. "An inquiry into the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics", Institute for Humanities Publication, 2011. (Excerpt of the book) (A Book Review) (Another Book Review) (Table of Content)
  12. "Schools of Economic Thought", (Vol. 1), Institute for Humanities Publication, Tehran, 2015. (Table of Content)
  13. "World Trade Organisation: Structure, Rules and Agreements", Ministry of Commerce Publication,Tehran, 2006.

Seminar & Conference

  • Iranian Economy

    1. "Corruption and Economic Reforms in Iran", Paper presented at seminar on Reforms in Iranian Economy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Sep. 2002."
    2. "Globalization of Iranian Economy: Some Challenges" Paper presented at Seminar On Economic Globalization, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Tehran, Jan 2002. (Proceedings)
    3. "Strategic Trade Policy and Picking Winners in Iran", Paper Presented at 2nd Annual Seminar on commercial Policies and International Trade, Tehran, Nov.1998. (Proceedings)
    4. "Competition policy in developing oil-export dependent countries (case of Iran)", Presentation at Fourth session of intergovernmental group of experts on competition law and policy, UNCTAD, 3-5 July 2002, Geneva, Switzerland.
    5. "Economic Globalization, Multilateral Trading System and Fourth Development Plan in Iran, Paper presented at the Conference on Challenges and Prospects of Development in Iran", Management and Planning Organization, Tehran, March 2004.(Proceedings).
    6. "WTO, Economic Development And Competition Policy in Iran", Paper presented at conference on Strategy for Economic Development and Membership in WTO; Challenges and Opportunities, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Tehran, May 2003.(Proceedings)
    7. "Asymmetric Information and Monitoring in Iranian Banking", Paper presented at 14th Conference on Islamic Banking, Iranian Institute for Banking, Central Bank of Iran, Tehran, September 2003.(Proceedings)
    8. "Compensation for The Depreciation of Money Value: Evaluation of Theory and Application In Iran", Paper presented at Seminar on Performance of Iranian Economy in View of Islamic Economics, Tarbiat Moddares University, Tehran, September 2003.(Proceedings)
    9. "Economics of Science and Institutional Challenges of Scientific Development in Iran", Proceedings of the Conference on Science and Technology Development in Iran,  Sharif University of Technology, November 2008, Tehran.(Proceedings)
    10. "Rethinking Some Potentials, Challenges and Directions of Economic Development in Yazd Region", Paper presented at seminar on change in the development of Yazd region, Yazd University June 2004.(Proceedings)
    11. "Aspects of Iranian Trade Regime", Presentation at the program on WTO and New Trade Regime for Colombo Plan Countries, 28 Feb.- 4 March 2005, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India.
    12. "Protection, WTO and Trade Reforms in Iran", Paper presented at conference on Anatomy of protections in Iran, Institute for Trade Studies, Tehran, September 2005.(Proceedings)
    13. "Rethinking the Curriculum of Economics in Higher Education of Iran", Proceedings of the Seminar on Today and Tomorrow of Humanities in Iran, Institute for Humanities, Tehran, March 2008.(Proceedings)
    14. "Challenges Facing Oil-Exporting Developing Countries in International Competitiveness", presented at: International Seminar on the Role of Competition Policy and Law in Oil Export Dependent Economies, UNCTAD, 20-22 Sep. 2003, Tehran.

  • Islamic Finance

    1. "Profit and Loss Sharing as a Substitute for Interest", Paper Presented at 3rd Conference of University and Hozeh, Qom, Nov.1993
    2. "Money in Islamic Economy", Paper Presented in 4th Conference of Monetary & Exchange Policies, Institute of Money & Banking Research, Central Bank of IRAN, Tehran, May 1993.
    3. "Theoretical Aspects of Takaful (Islamic Insurance)", Paper Presented at Seminar on contemporary issues in Islamic Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Nov.2001. (Proceedings)
    4. "Foundations of Development Policies in View of Islamic Political Economy", Paper Presented at International conference on Islamic Political Economy, University of Saint Malaysia, Malaysia, Dec.1993.
    5. "Methodology of Codifying New Islamic Banking Law in Iran", Seminar on the New Banking Law, Central Bank of Iran, 8 June 2009.
    6. "Two Challenges Facing Islamic Banking in Iran", presentation at the Research Center of Parliament, 1 Sep. 2005, Tehran, Iran.

  • Global Economy

    1. "Global Financial Crisis and it's Spillover", Proceedings of Seminar on world financial crisis, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Tehran, January 2009.(Proceedings)
    2. "Development Banks in Global Economic Crisis", The Central Bank of Iran, August 13, 2013, Tehran, Iran.
    3. "Development of Global Investment and Saving up to 2030", The Central Bank of Iran, August 13, 2013, Tehran, Iran.
    4. "New Approaches in Theory and Policy of International Trade," Paper Presented at Seminar on Export Leap and Strategic Trade Policy, Tehran, June 1998. (Proceedings)
    5. "Trade, Poverty and Globalization" presentation at Discussion Group of Seminar on Trade, Aid and Development: Policy Tools for Poverty Reduction, September 2004, Salzburg, Austria.
    6. "Rethinking the Role of State in Finance in the Aftermath of the Crisis", presented at Securities Exchange Organization, Tehran, August 12, 2013. (presentation slides)

Articles

Book Review

  1. "Historical Obstacles for Underdevelopment of Iranian Economy", Imam Sadeq University Research Quarterly, No.27, Autumn 2005, pp.167-176.
  2. "Asymmetric Information in Financial Markets: Introduction and Applications", Quarterly Journal of Securities Exchange, Vol.1, No.1, Spring 2008.
  3. "Frontiers of Development Economics", Quarterly Journal of Culture, Economic issue, Institute for Humanities, No.66, Summer 2008.
  4. "Macroeconomic Theory and Policy", (W.H.Branson), Quarterly Journal of Securities Exchange, Vol.1, No.4, Winter 2009.
  5. "Economics, Islamic Attitude; a Critical Review", Quarterly journal of humanities, Tehran, No. 8, Summer 2003.
  6. "An Evaluation of Economics Textbook Taught in Iranian High Schools", Quarterly Journal of Teacher (AMOOZEGAR), Center for Teachers Training, Yazd, Spring 2003.
  7. "An Evaluation of 'Towards Interest-Free Banking' ", Quarterly Journal of Researches and Economics Policies, Vol. 11, No. 25, Tehran, Spring 2003.
  8. "An Introduction to Islamic Finance, Theory and Practice", Quarterly Journal of Securities Exchange, Vol.1, No.2, Summer 2008.
  9. "Introduction to the Economics of Financial Markets", Quarterly Journal of Securities Exchange, Vol.1, No.3, Autumn 2008.
  10. "A Review of Two Macroeconomic Textbooks in Iran", Critical Review Quarterly, Tehran, No.26, spring 2013.

Teaching Experiences

  • Graduate Courses

    1. "Philosophy of Economics", Sharif university, Tehran, 2002 and 2003.
    2. "World Trade Organization", Imam Sadeq University, 2004.
    3. "Comparative Economic Systems", Imam Sadeq University,2005.
    4. "Topics in Islamic Banking and Finance", (6 lectures), University of Birmingham, UK, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Spring Term).
    5. "Macroeconomics", Institute for Humanities, Tehran, 2008 (Autumn Term).
    6. "Monetary Economics", Institute for Humanities, Tehran, 2008 (Spring Term).

  • Undergraduate Courses

    1. "Iranian Economy", Imam Sadeq university, Tehran, 1996-2004.
    2. "Planning and development Economics", Imam Sadeq university, Tehran, 2001-2002.
    3. "International Trade", Center for Commercial Training, Tehran, 2001.
    4. "Petroleum Economics", Scientific and Applicatory University, Tehran, 1999-2000.
    5. "Macroeconomics", Scientific and Applicatory University, Tehran, 2004-2005.
    6. "Labor Economics", Scientific and Applicatory University, Tehran, 2004-2005.
    7. "Microeconomics", Scientific and Applicatory University, Tehran, 2005-2006.

Supervised Theses
(Master and Ph.D.)

  1. "Industrial Subsidy system in Iran after accession to the world Trade organization", Supervisor, Master thesis in business Management, Management Education Center, student: Hamed Roohani, Sep. 2001.
  2. "Money Laundering and the ways of surveillance on it; the role of Financial Institutions", Advisor, Master thesis in Economics, Imam Sadeq University, student: Hossein Kiani Zadeh, Jan. 2004.
  3. "The competitiveness of Iranian Economy in the Context of Globalization", Advisor, Master thesis in Economics, Imam Sadeq University, Student: Seyed Ehsan Khandoozi, March 2005.
  4. "An Estimation and Analysis of potential output in Iranian Economy", Supervisor, Imam Sadeq University, Master thesis in Economics, Student: Saeed Dehghan, Feb. 2005.
  5. "The Effects of trade Facilitation policies on the growth of Foreign trade in Iran, an Estimation of the role of IT", Advisor, Master thesis in Economics, Imam Sadeq University, Student: Ali Gholami, Feb. 2005.
  6. "Market Spontaneous Order from Hayek View Point and Institutional Challenges", Supervisor, Master Thesis in Philosophy of Science, Sharif University of technology, Student: Hamzeh ArabZadeh, January 2009.
  7. "A General model for Macro Strategy of industry", Advisor, PhD thesis in Business Management, Alame Tabatabaee University, Sep. 2010.
  8. "The Progress of Macroeconomic Studies in Iran: A methodological approach", Advisor, PhD thesis in Economics, University of Isfahan, student:Vahid Moghadam, Jan. 2010.
  9. "Monetary Policy in Iranian Economy and Rational Expectations", Advisor, MA thesis in Economics, Institute for Humanities, Student:Shirin Anguti, August 2011.
  10. "Sacrifice Ratio in Iranian Economy by pooled Data Method", Advisor, MA thesis in Economics, Institute for Humanities, student:Khadijeh Riahi, July 2011.
  11. "Mathematical Modelling of optimal allocation of Municipalities budgets: MADM approach", Advisor, MA thesis in Industrial Management, Imam Sadeq University, Ali Ghashghaee, March 2009.
  12. "Ranking of Municipalities in Isfahan: Multiple Attribute decision making Approach", Advisor, Master thesis in Industrial Management, Imam Sadegh University, Student: Fazullah Bazyari,Sep.2010.
  13. "Empirical Investigation of real business cycle theory in Iranian economy with an emphasis on government expenditure shocks", Advisor, MA thesis in Economics, Institute for Humanities, Student: Ali Reza Taghdiri, 2011.

Languages

  • English : Fluent
  • Arabic: Fluent
  • Farsi (Persian): Native
  • French: Intermediate