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Curriculum Vitae

Bijan Latif

Personal:

Date of birth: May 27, 1948

Nationality: Iranian

Married with two children

Website: www.drlatif.com

Address: Dept. of Economics, Alzahra University, Vanak St, Tehran, Iran.

Phone: (+9821) 22090083, (+9821) 88058910

Fax: (+9821) 88058909,(+9821)22480472,  (+9821) 22072545

Educational Background:

H.S. Diploma Mathematics, Alborz High School, (Tehran, Iran, 1967)

B.A. in Economics, University of Tehran, (Tehran, Iran, 1972)

M.A. in Economics, University of Houston, (Houston, Texas, USA, 1976)

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, incomplete, Thesis Pending, (Houston, Texas, USA, 1979), Completed at the University of Tarbiat Modares,            (Tehran, Iran, 1995)

Ph.D. Strategic Management, High University of National Defense , (Tehran, Iran, 2000)

Professional Experience:

1979 – Present

Faculty member of Dept. of Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (Retired)

Fields of Teaching Specialization:

Money and Banking, Statistics 1, Statistics 2,Mathematical Economics,  Managerial Economics, Fiscal Policies and Implications, Monetary Policies and Implications, Strategic Management, Quantatives Management Science, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Iranian Economics and policies,  Islamic Macro Economics, Issues Related to the Islamic Banking and Finance.

Teaching levels: Both Undergraduate and Graduate levels

Teaching at:

Alzahra University, Tehran

Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran

Allameh University, Tehran

University of Houston, Sundry School, Houston, Texas, USA

Academic Gatherings and member of Associations:

2005 – Present

Member of the Board of Iranian University Professors Association (Treasurer of the association)

2003 – Present

Chairman of the Board of Alzahra University Professors Association

2003 – Present

Member of Islamic Economics Association of Iran

2005 – Present

Founder member and member of the Executive Board of the Association for University and Industry Scientific Cooperation

2003 – 2010

Member of the Executive Board (Vice President) of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) Association

2004 – Present

Member of the board of editors of Scientific Journal for Electronic Commerce, Tehran

2002 - Present

Chairman of KOBRAD (The Commite of Health and Recreation for Universities Professors)

Work Experiences:

2004 – Present

Dean of Economics Research Center, Tehran

2011 – Present

President  Noorsan Co. Ltd.

2010 – Present

President of eZaban Online Language Institute.

1998 – 2004

Dean of Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran

2001 – 2003

Vice Governor (Administrative and Training Affairs) of Central Bank of I.R. Iran

(Beside academic activities in position of Dean of faculty)

1998 – 1999

Vice President (for Research and Planning) of I.R.I.B. (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting)

1997 – 1998

Director General for programs and planning of Iranian Television

1994 – 1997

Founder and Managing Director of "The Youth Network" (I.R.I.B.)

1990 – 1994

Director of Economics Programs Division, National Radio of the I.R. Iran

1988 – 1990

Member of the panel of experts on Economics and Management, Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology

1986 – 1990

Director General for Monetary and Commercial Research and Policy, Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance, Tehran

1982 – 1986

Director General for Foreign Economics Relations and International Affairs, Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance, Tehran

1980 – 1982

Adviser to Deputy Minister for International Relations and Economics Affairs, Ministry of Economics Affairs and finance

1979 – 1980

Adviser to the National Industries Organization, Tehran

1978 – 1979

Teaching at the University of Houston, (Sundry School), Houston, Texas, USA

1977 – 1978

Research Assistant at the University of Houston,  Houston, Texas, USA

Publications:

"Analysis of Problems and Efficiency of Nationalized Industries in Iran" (in Farsi), March 1983; Published by the Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance.

"Inflation Caused by Monetary Functions in Both Islamic (Interest-free) and Non-Islamic (Interest-based) Banking Systems" (in English), 1986; Paper presented to the international seminar on Islamic Economics in Tehran, and to the seminar on Islamic Finance and Banking System, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1987.

An Introduction to "Demand for Money in an Islamic Banking System" (in Farsi); Published in Journal of Social and Economics Studies, Tehran, August 1988.

"The Role of Capital in Development in Agricultural sector in Iran" (in Farsi); Paper presented to the seminar on agricultural development in Iran and published in its proceedings, March 1988.

"An Introduction to Fundamental of Islamic Banking System" (in Farsi); Research Project, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, 1988.

"Post-War Economics Reconstruction in Japan" (in Farsi); Paper presented at the Seminar on Economics Reconstruction in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tarbiat Modares University, September 1989.

"The causes of Liquidity Growth in the Islamic Republic of Iran" With Dr. H. Namazi (Former Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance) (in Farsi); Journal of Research on Economics and Management, Azad University, 1989.

"Pricing System in Industrial Section in I.R. Iran", (Book), Published by Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance, Tehran 1990

"Budget Deficit and its Impact on Inflation in I.R. Iran", Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance, 1991.

"An Overview on Distribution of Profit between Depositors in an Islamic Banking System in I.R. Iran", Central Bank of I.R. Iran, 1992.

"The Role and Influence of Nationalized Companies in the Economic System of I.R. Iran", December 1992

"Efficiency of Monetary Tools in Supply of Money in Recent Years in Iran", Ministry of Economics Affairs and finance, May 1993.

"An Introduction on Demand for Money in an Islamic Economics System", Seminar on Islamic Banking and finance, Sydney, Australia, November 1993.

"An Investigation for Recent High Jumping Exchange Rate in I.R. Iran", Ministry of Economics Affairs and Finance, February 1995.

"Political and Strategic Relations between I.R. Iran and Pakistan", National Supreme of Defense, 1997.

"Suitable Economics Programs for Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and Economic Problems of I.R. Iran", July 1998.

"Effects of National Oil Revenue on Industrial Development of Iran", Alzahra University, April 1999.

"National Security of I.R. Iran and decrease or cut off Oil Revenue", National Supreme University of Defense, Tehran, June 2000.

Ph.D. Thesis: "The Effect of Cut off or Decrease of Oil Income on Iranian Economy and Strategic Decision in Economics Policies", Tehran, July 2000.

"Oil Revenue and Impact on Macroeconomic Index of I.R. Iran", Alzahra University, April 2001.

"A Comparison of Operational Aspects in Islamic and Non-Islamic Banking Systems", presented in the Islamic Banking Conference, Bank of England, London, May 2002.

"An Overview on Strategy of Industrial Development of Iran", 6^th Annual Congress for Cooperation between Government, Universities, and Industries, Amir Kabir University, Tehran, 2002.

"Influences of Petroleum Consumption and its Pricing on Iranian Economic Development", 8^th Annual Congress for Cooperation between Government, Universities, and Industries, Amir Kabir University, Tehran, 2004, (Awarded the Distinguished Prize).

"An Overview of 4^th Five Years Development Plan of I.R. Iran", Industry of Iranian Petrochemical Company, Mahshahr, Iran, 2005.

"The Role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Management of Municipal of Tehran", Presented at the seminar of Management of Municipal of Tehran, 2005.

"The Role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on Economic Development of Iran", Research project, 2005 (Continuing-till present).

A Review of Consistency and Stability in non-Islamic and Islamic Banking Systems

The 3^rd Kualalumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF 2006)

Estimation of Underground Economic Activities in Iran between 1979-2003, Bijan Latif, Ph.D & Nakhaie, M, Ph.D & Ghorbani, Alzahra         University, September 2006

Putra World Trade Center K.L

Malaysia, November 2006, CERT, Islamic Development Bank

Alocation of Investment Policies and Social Justice and Progress, Alzahra University, Tehran, 2007

Gold Cheque (Gold Sheet) A new Means of Islamic and International Transactions - 6^th International Islamic Finance track to Global            Acceptance, Monash Unversity, Kualalumpur,  Malaysia, October, 2008

e-activities in Municipality, Milad Tower, Tehran, 2009

From Scientific Development to National Development (book) Research Center for cultural and social sience studies, Ministry of Science,      Reseach and Technology, Tehran, 2009

Investigation of neutrality of money in the Iranian Economy Project, (Headed, Latif Bijan, Ph.D) and Afshari Zahra, Ph.D & Toutounchian, Iraj, Ph.D, Professors of Azlahra University and Vafa Toa, Tehran, August 2009

Estimation of Money Multiplier in Iran between 1991-2007, Latif Bijan Ph.D and  Ghanbarzadeh Samira, International Islamic Research Center, Tehran,2010

The Role of Word of Mouth in Competetion of Iranian Banking System, Latif Bijan, Ph.D & Nazarlohi, Mehri, Alzahra University, Tehran, March 2011

Participation in Seminars and International Gatherings

(Experiences)

· Seminar on Human Resource Development, Colombo, Seri Lanka, 1983.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Economic Summit, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1984.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Annual Meeting of Board of UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1985.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, for Economic Cooperation between Iran and Soviet Union, Moscow, Russia, 1985.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Economic Talks, Bon, Germany, 1985.

· Seminar of Administration of Financial System in Islam, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1985.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, I.M.F. and World Bank Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, 1986.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Meeting of Economic Cooperation Between Moslem Countries, Organization of Islamic Conference, O.I.C., Istanbul, Turkey, 1986.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Annual Meeting of the Board of UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1986.

· The Special Seminar on Islamic Finance and Banking System, University of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, November 1987.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, for studying and comparison of Stock Market of France and Iran, Paris, France, 1987.

· Seminar on Teaching Islamic Economics at the University level, held by Islamic Development Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 1991.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, for Economic Cooperation between Iran and Libya, Tripoly, Libya, 1991.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Annual Meeting of the Board of Islamic Development Bank, Tehran, Iran, 1992.

· Conference of Financial Tools in an Islamic Economics System, Kuala Lampour, Malaysia, August 1992.

· Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran, Annual Meeting of I.M.F., Washington D.C., USA, September 1993.

· Seminar on Islamic Banking and Finance, Sydney, Australia, November 1993.

· Islamic Economic seminar, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lampour, Malaysia, 1995.

· Head of Delegation of I.R. Iran, Summit for Establishing Islamic Gold Dinar (Islamic International Money), Kuala Lampour, Malaysia, 2002.

· Conference of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bank of England, London, England, May 2002.

· Head of Delegation of Centeral Bank of Iran for Cooperation with Oxford, Cambridge, Lond, York Universities

· Summit for Economic Cooperation between I.R. Iran and the Kingdom of Bahrain, Member of the Delegation of I.R. Iran (Head of Banking Relations), Manama, Bahrain, 2003.

· Alocation of Invesment Policies and Social Justice and Progress, Alzahra University, Tehran, 2007

· Gold Cheque (Gold Sheet) A new Means of Islamic and International Transactions

· 6^th International Islamic Finance track to Global Acceptance, Monash Unversity, Malaysia, 2008

e-activities in Municipality, Milad Tower, Tehran, 2009

Research Center for cultural and social sience studies, Chair of the Board of Seminar on From Science Development to National Development, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, 2009