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Personal fact sheet Insert the first character of a surname to display another person's fact sheet Surname:      Name Abedian, Iraj Telephone: Tel: (011) 883-8037 Fax Fax: (011) 883-8038 Iraj Abedian is a respected economist and CEO of Pan-African Advisory Services. The firm focuses on economic and financial advisory services and investments in resources and property. He is an honorary professor of economics at the University of Pretoria. From 2000 to 2004, Abedian was chief economist and a director of Standard Bank Group. Before this, he spent five years as professor of economics at UCT, where he had previously earned his honours and master's degrees in economics. He holds a PhD from Canada's Simon Fraser University. Abedian sits on the boards of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Transnet and Munich Re Africa, and serves on the advisory board of the auditor-general. He was a member of the presidential panel of economic advisers. He is married with two children. For relaxation he reads, plays squash and watches nature documentaries.

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