Hushang Ansary
Hushang Ansary | |
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هوشنگ انصاری | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 March 1974 – 23 December 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Preceded by | Jamshid Amouzegar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yeganeh |
| Minister of Tourism and Information | |
| In office 29 December 1971 – 1 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Preceded by | Hassan Pakravan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United States | |
| In office 25 May 1967 – 1 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Khosrow Khosrovani |
| Succeeded by | Amir Aslan Afshar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1927 |
| Died | 3 January 2026 (aged 98) |
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| Relations | Cyrus A. Ansary (brother) |
| Children | 2, including Nina Ansary |
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Hushang Ansary (Persian: هوشنگ انصاری, 16 July 1927 – 3 January 2026) was an Iranian-American diplomat, businessman and philanthropist. He served for 18 years in the Iranian government prior to the Iranian Revolution including as Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Iran's Ambassador to the United States from 1967 to 1969. He was chairman or director of companies both in Iran and in the United States.