Mehdi Samii
Mehdi Samii was an Iranian chartered accountant, banker and economist. Samii is credited as "one of the chief architects of Iran's rapid economic and Industrial growth in the 1960s", as well as "a midwife of in the creation of Central Bank of Iran|the bank " and "more than anyone else responsible" for it. According to Abbas Milani, "the fact that the bank was a relatively independent institution, free from corruption and political interference and unusually efficient", is attributed to his leadership.
He held office as the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran and Ambassador-at-large. Before that, Samii rejected job offers for ministerial roles twice: In 1960, Jafar Sharif-Emami offered him ministry of agriculture and the next year, Ali Amini proposed him ministry of commerce.
He was a co-founder of Iranian Institute of Certified Accountants.
