Reza Salehi Amiri ( fa, رضا صالحی امیری) is an Iranian politician, who was the President of
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a sports governing body situated in Tehran, Iran. It concerns the matters related to the Olympics.
The current president of National Olympic Committee of Iran is Mahmoud Khosravivafa, ...
, from 2018 to 2022. He was a deputy to
Mayor of Tehran
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and was also
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and President of
National Library of Iran
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. He was previously served as acting
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from August to October 2013. On 23 October 2016, Salehi Amiri was nominated by President
Hassan Rouhani
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as
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, needing parliament's approval. He was approved by the parliament with 192 votes.
He is graduate of
political science
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and
Public administration
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from
Azad University
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and
Tehran University
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is also a professor at the university. He has written 14 books and 60 scientific articles.
سیدرضا صالحی امیری
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References
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University of Tehran faculty
1962 births
Living people
Moderation and Development Party politicians
Deputies of the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Heads of the National Library of Iran