Amir Ali Sheibany
Amir Ali Sheibany was the founding father of National Iranian Steel Co. (NISCO)[1] He was born in Birjand, Iran on 23 November 1922 and died in exile on his 92nd birthday in 2014, and buried in Iran.
Amir Ali Sheibany | |
|---|---|
Chairman & Managing Director, National Iranian Steel Corporation | |
| Under-Secretary Ministry of Industry and Mines | |
| In office October 1958 – March 1962 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad-Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Habib Nafisy |
| Succeeded by | Reza Niazmand |
| Civilian Adjutant | |
| In office 1971–1979 | |
| Founding Chairman ZobAhan | |
| In office October 1958 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1922 |
| Died | December 2014 Iran |
Early life
Born 2 weeks before Nowruz of 1922 in Birjand, Khorasan to Hamideh Ghaffari and Amir Masoum Khan Sheibany, he was the 5th of 8 siblings. His father was the last trustee of the Mir Hassan Khan Trust, set up in the mid-eighteenth century. Amir Ali Sheibany was related to the mother of Prime Minister Asadollah Alam, and a direct descendant of Mir Mamad Khan, a storied commander of Nader Shah Afshar and governor of Khorasan. The title "Amir" (also transliterated "emir") is Arabic for ruler or governor. Amir Ali Sheibany, was the 7th generation of Amir's based out of Khorasan.
Education
Sheibany obtained a master's degree in mining engineering from Tehran University in 1945, a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1957,[2] and a Terminating Engineering Degree from Harvard University in 1958.[3]
Professional records with the Iranian Government
As the Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Industry and Mines, which later became the Ministry of Economy, Amir Ali Sheibany was instrumental in the rapid expansion of Iran's Industrial base, and was signatory to the building of 12,000 industrial units. He was also responsible for building eight cities for the steel industry workers, one of which, Aryashahr, was designed for up to 300 thousand residents. Built 25 km west of Isfahan, Aryashahr's master plan won in 1975 the award for the Best Designed Master Plan for a City in a competition in Brazil. With the help of Iranian city planners Amir Ali Sheibany presented to HIM the Shahanshah the master plan behind the Khorshid AryaMehr industrial zone of Isfahan (which houses a military industrial complex).
Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, once introduced Amir Ali Sheibany to the US Ambassador to Tehran, as his “. . . roughest, toughest, shrewdest fighter. But I like him". The construction of the steel works was the end of a very long road of objections and obstacles by other industrialized countries, specifically Britain and the United States. Iran had to ultimately rely on Russian help for its completion. One Stanford-based researcher identified that declassified CIA reports had stated in 1966: "The shah often acted against US advice. … Iran’s decision to purchase a steel mill from Soviet Union… is one sign of this newfound independence. Iran’s active role in OPEC, and the Shah’s willingness to stand up to the west is another".
Marshall Plan Point 4, Public Health division Azerbaijan 1955–1956
Associate Professor at Technical Faculty of Tehran University.
Consultant at Ministry of Industry and Mines.
Founder, and Chairman, of the Secretariat of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
Assistant General Managing Director of National Iranian Steel Corporation. (1st Cabinet of Mr. Jafar Sharif-Emami)
Undersecretary of Ministry of Industry and Mines. (Dr. Amini's Cabinet)
Undersecretary of Ministry of Economy. (Mr. A. Alam's Cabinet)
General Managing Director of National Iranian Steel Corporation.[4] (Mr. A. Hoveyda's Cabinet until 1978)
Adjoudan-e Keshvari (Aide-du-Champ Civil de Sa Majeste Imperial le) Shahanshah Areyamehr.
Decorations
First class medallion of Science of Ministry of Education
Grand Officier du L’Ordre Polaire granted by His Majesty the King of Sweden
The Homayoon No.1 Decoration granted by His Imperial Majesty the Shahanshah of Iran
References
- Cordero, Harry George, Iron and steel works of the world, p. 387 (1978) (identifying Sheibany as general managing director of National Iranian Steel Corp)
- Water supply in medium size Oklahoma cities (1957) (written by Sheibany)
- Harvard Alumni Directory, 1382 (1965) ("57-57 MEng")
- MEED: MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DIGEST. 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
Managing Director of NISICO, Amir Ali Sheibani