Saeed Laylaz

Saeed Laylaz is an Iranian economist, journalist and political activist, born in 1955. From the 1990s he worked as an economic analyst and journalist in the Iranian press, and during the reform movement and Mohammad Khatami's presidency he served as an adviser and commentator.

Laylaz has devoted much of his work to writing and speaking about Iran's political economy, the role of the state in the economy, sanctions, and the consequences of international isolation. In his articles and interviews he has defended a market economy, economic structural reform and engagement with the world, stressing the link between economic development and political practice. In recent years he has remained one of the most visible commentators in the media on Iran's economic and foreign-policy questions.