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Reza Taghipour

Reza Taghipour
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Minister of Communications
In office
21 August 2009 – 2 December 2012
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Mohammad Soleimani
Succeeded by Ali Nikzad
Member of City Council of Tehran
Assumed office
3 September 2013
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.


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