As the Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Industry and Mines, which later became the Ministry of Economy, Amir Ali Khan Sheibany was instrumental in the rapid expansion of Iran's Industrial base, and was signatory to the building of 12,000 industrial units. He was also responsible for building eight cities for the steel industry workers, one of which,
Aryashahr, was designed for up to 300 thousand residents. Built 25 km west of
Isfahan, Aryashahr's master plan won in 1975 the award for the Best Designed Master Plan for a City in a competition in Brazil. With the help of Iranian city planners Amir Ali Sheibany presented to
HIM the Shahanshah the master plan behind the Khorshid AryaMehr industrial zone of Isfahan (which houses a military industrial complex). Prime Minister
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, once introduced Amir Ali Khan Sheibany to the
US Ambassador to Tehran, as his “. . . roughest, toughest, shrewdest fighter. But I like him". The construction of the steel works was the end of a very long road of objections and obstacles by other industrialized countries, specifically Britain and the United States. Iran had to ultimately rely on Russian help for its completion. One
Stanford-based researcher identified that declassified CIA reports had stated in 1966: "The shah often acted against US advice. … Iran’s decision to purchase a
steel mill from Soviet Union… is one sign of this newfound independence. Iran’s active role in OPEC, and the Shah’s willingness to stand up to the west is another".
Marshall Plan Point 4, Public Health division
Azerbaijan 1955–1956 Associate Professor at Technical Faculty of
Tehran University. Consultant at
Ministry of Industry and Mines. Founder, and chairman of the Secretariat, of the legal structure pre-dating the
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, mandated by the 1957 bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement signed between the United States and Iran as part of the "Atoms for Peace" framework, making Iran a founding member in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Assistant General Managing Director of
National Iranian Steel Corporation. (1st Cabinet of Mr.
Jafar Sharif-Emami) Undersecretary of
Ministry of Industry and Mines. (Dr.
Amini's Cabinet) Undersecretary of
Ministry of Economy. (Mr. A.
Alam's Cabinet) General Managing Director of
National Iranian Steel Corporation. (Mr.
A. Hoveyda's Cabinet until 1978) Adjoudan-e Keshvari (Aide-du-Champ Civil de Sa Majeste Imperial le)
Shahanshah Areyamehr. ==Decorations==