According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, Seyed Ali Madani-Zadeh, by decree, appointed Hossein Forouzan as Secretary of the High Council of Free-Trade Industrial and Special Economic Zones.
The decree reads:
Mr. Hossein Forouzan
In view of your commitment, experience and qualifications, by virtue of this decree you are appointed as Secretary of the High Council of Free-Trade Industrial and Special Economic Zones.
It is expected that by utilizing legal, managerial and expert capacities, within the framework of the policies of the fourteenth government and the “Revitalization and Transformation of Free Zones” program, you devote all your efforts to the following missions:
- Strengthening coordination of the Secretariat with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance and its subordinate bodies, especially in the areas of customs, taxation, financing, investment, insurance, capital market and other economic matters related to free zones, in order to make more effective use of intra-ministerial capacity to solve the zones’ problems.
- Pursuing the Revitalization and Transformation program for free zones and completing as soon as possible the strategic documents of the zones, including specific missions, strategic priorities, flagship development projects, performance indicators and the executive requirements of each zone.
- Establishing a model of responsible delegation in the governance of free zones; meaning that the legal powers of the zones should be exercised against the acceptance of specific development missions, managerial accountability and achieving measurable results.
- Pursuing the realization of the capacities of Article 65 of the Permanent Provisions of the Country’s Development Plans Law based on the specific mission, strategic priorities and approved flagship projects of each zone.
- Elevating the role of the Secretariat to an institution of guidance, national support, performance monitoring and strategic control, and avoiding ad hoc and centralizing interventions in the administration of the zones.
- Establishing a Free Zones Observatory as the Secretariat’s data and analytical infrastructure to monitor financial, economic, investment, trade, construction, corporate and performance indicators of the zones and to track progress of flagship projects.
- Strengthening marketing, branding and professional presentation of free zones’ investment opportunities with the aim of attracting domestic and foreign investment, developing private sector partnerships and moving free zones toward sustainable revenues.
- Effective and regular interaction with the CEOs of Free Zone organizations and relevant executive bodies to remove obstacles, facilitate investment and realize the development missions of the zones.
It is hoped that relying on Almighty God, observing the ethical charter of the agents of the fourteenth government and utilizing all available capacities, you will be successful and supported in carrying out this important responsibility and in achieving the esteemed government’s goals in elevating the status of free zones and their role in the national economy.
Among Hossein Forouzan’s records are: economic advisor to IMIDRO, CEO of Behshahr Industries Holding, advisor to the CEO of the Makran Land Management and Development Company, advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Social Security Investment Company, and CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Maku Free Zone Organization.