Reza Taghipour | |
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Minister of Communications | |
In office 21 August 2009 – 2 December 2012 |
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President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Mohammad Soleimani |
Succeeded by | Ali Nikzad |
Member of City Council of Tehran | |
Assumed office 3 September 2013 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1957 Maragheh, Iran |
Political party | Iranian Principlists |
Alma mater | University of Bordeaux |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Reza Taghipour (born 1957, in Maragheh) is an Iranian politician who was the Minister of Communications from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as a member of Tehran City Council in 2013 local elections.
Taghipour was sanctioned by the European Union on 23 March 2012 for excessive censorship activity.