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Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines & Agriculture
Abbreviationtccim
Formation1884; 140 years ago (1884)[1]
Legal statusNot-for-profit organisation
PurposeChambers of commerce in Iran
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
33,000
Head
Mahmoud Najafi Arab
Websitetccim.ir

Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, & Agriculture (Abbreviated as Tehran Chamber of Commerce) is the first economic institution in Iran, upon which many of the Country’s economic and commercial activities are based. Currently, Mahmoud Najafi –Arab is the President of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce.[2]

History

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The establishment of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce likely coincided with the founding of the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture in 1872 by Mirza Hosein Khan Sepahsalar, the then Minister of Commerce.[3]

New building tehran Chamber of Commerce

Tehran Chamber of Commerce

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With the fall of the Qajar dynasty and the beginning of the Pahlavi Dynasty rule in Iran, the necessity to address new needs in interaction with the world was felt. Therefore, by a government decree on February 7,1926, the establishment of the “Tehran Merchants’ Chamber” was ordered.[4]

The Tehran Chamber of Commerce, as the commercial chamber of Iran, was established on October 9, 1926, in a small building near the Tehran Bazzar, under the presidency of Mohammad Hassan Amin al-Zarb. Shortly after, Habibullah Amin al-Tojar took over the Presidency of the Chamber of Commerce, and five other prominent merchants formed its board of directors. In 1942, a new law was prepared to conduct elections directly, and the name of the chamber was changed to “Chamber of Commerce.” This somewhat prevented government interference in the election of the members of the Chamber of Commerce.[5] [6]

Minister of Industries and Mines

Iran Chamber of Industries and Mines

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In 1961, a group of Industrialists requested the establishment of the Chamber of Industries and Mines from Ali Amini, the then Prime Minister of Iran. Ultimately, with the efforts of Taher Ziaei (Minister of Industries and Mines), this request was approved in September 1962, in the same year, the Chamber of Industries and Mines of Iran was established, and 30 owners of industries and mines took charge of it under the presidency of Jafar Sharif-Emami. From 1962 to 1969, the Tehran Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Industries and Mines operated independently of each other. In 1969 the law for the merger of these two chambers was approved, and in January 1970, the Tehran Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Industries and Mines merged to establish the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines.[7]

Structure

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The Structure of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce before the 1979 Revolution

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At the beginning of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, its terms were three years, and 45 individuals were proposed to the government to select and Approve 15 members of the chamber. In 1942, a new law for the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce was passed, which made the elections a one- stage process. According to this law, 25 Individuals who received the majority of the votes and met the qualifications were elected for the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, and the board of the chamber included a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. In the law of the merger of chambers in 1969, the board of representatives of the Iran Chamber was envisioned to consist of 72 members, of which 35 were representatives from the Tehran branch, 20 were representatives from the branches in the provinces, and 17 were representatives from the union of producers, exporters, and importers affiliated with the chamber.[8]

The structure of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce after the 1979 Revolution

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The board of representatives of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce is elected every four years by the votes of its members (holders of commercial cards or membership, both individuals and legal entities). Since the years following the 1979 Revolution, 10 election cycles have been held.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ History of Tehran and Iran Chamber of Commerce
  2. ^ "Najafi Arab becomes new head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce". Irna. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "History of Tehran and Iran Chamber of Commerce". tccim. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "History of Tehran and Iran Chamber of Commerce". Tehran Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ "AMĪN-AL-ŻARB, ḤĀJJ MOḤAMMAD-ḤASAN". iranicaonline. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ ترابی فارسانی, سهیلا (1392). از مجلس وکلای تجار تا اتاق ایران. تهران: کتابخانه، موزه و مرکز اسناد مجلس شورای اسلامی. p. 170.
  8. ^ "History of Tehran and Iran Chamber of Commerce". Tehran Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ^ "History of Tehran and Iran Chamber of Commerce". Tehran Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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