Financial Tribune

The Amin al-Zarb Badge (named after a merchant and philanthropist who founded the TCCIM 136 years ago) is given to leading entrepreneurs and thinkers in recognition of their contribution to the economy. 

The event, hosted by the TCCIM at Tehran's Vahdat Hall aimed to celebrate lifetime achievements in manufacturing and entrepreneurship, and recognize individuals whose roles have made a difference and contributed to economic progress. 

The ceremony was attended by more than 500 entrepreneurs, economists and officials. Some of the attendees addressed the audience. 

Award Recipients 

Amin al-Zarb Award was granted to eight recipients. 

Soheila Torabi Farsani, an economic researcher,  Alinaqi Mashayekhi, economist, Milad Monshipour, an official with Tap30 (the second ride-hailing app) and former alumni of Sharif University of Technology were among the recipients. 

The awards were given also to three founders, namely Nasrolla Izadpanah, founder of Alborz Steel Industries, Mehdi Khanmohammadi, founder of Sahar Bread Industrial Group and Nooradin Noorbakhsh, founder of Damdaran Company (a major dairy industry). 

Amin al-Zarb’s statuette was granted to Davood Abedi Amoli and Ali Salek Nejati as two top entrepreneurs. 

The prize is named after Mohammad Hassan Isfahani (famous as Amin al-Zarb or treasurer), an immensely influential Iranian businessman who was a pioneer in trade with other nations and has many accomplishments to his name.  

His son, Mohammad Hossein Amin al-Zarb, followed his father’s example and is known as a pioneer in bringing electricity to Iran. 

He founded the Assembly of Merchants in 1926, which later morphed into what is now the Tehran Chamber of Commerce. He was the director of the influential chamber since its establishment and up to his death in 1932.