Reza Taghipour Anvari (born 1957 in Maragheh)[2] is an Iranian conservative 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.

Reza Taghipour
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Assumed office
27 May 2020
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority728,238 (39.54%)
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
3 September 2013 – 22 August 2017
Majority186,020 (8.91%)
Minister of Information and Communications Technology
In office
3 September 2009 – 2 December 2012
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMohammad Soleimani
Succeeded byMohammad-Hassan Nami
Personal details
Born1957
Maragheh, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Bordeaux
Military service
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards[1]
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Censorship

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Taghipour was sanctioned by the European Union on 23 March 2012 for excessive censorship activity.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "A Brief Biography of Iran's New Ministers". Payvand. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Council decision 2012/168/CFSP". Official Journal of the European Union. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
Civic offices
Preceded by Spokesperson of the City Council of Tehran
2013–2017
Succeeded by