Reza Salehi Amiri

Reza Salehi Amiri
President of National Olympic Committee of Iran
In office 15 January 2018 – 28 August 2022
Preceded by	Kioumars Hashemi
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Khosravivafa
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office 1 November 2016 – 20 August 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Ali Jannati
Succeeded by	Abbas Salehi
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Acting
In office 17 August 2013 – 28 October 2013
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mohammad Abbasi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Shariatmadari
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-28) 28 June 1961 (age 62) Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Political party	Moderation and Development Party[1]
Alma mater	Islamic Azad University

Reza Salehi Amiri (Persian: رضا صالحی امیری) is an Iranian politician, who was the President of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from 2018 to 2022. He was a deputy to Mayor of Tehran and was also Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and President of National Library of Iran. He was previously served as acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from August to October 2013.^[2] On 23 October 2016, Salehi Amiri was nominated by President Hassan Rouhani as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, needing parliament's approval. He was approved by the parliament with 192 votes.^{[citation needed]}

He is graduate of political science and Public administration from Azad University and Tehran University is also a professor at the university. He has written 14 books and 60 scientific articles.^[3]

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