Reza Salehi Amiri (Persian: رضا صالحی امیری) is an Iranian politician and current minister of Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts since 2024.

Reza Salehi Amiri
Salehi Amiri in 2024
Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
Assumed office
21 August 2024
PresidentMasoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byEzzatollah Zarghami
President of National Olympic Committee of Iran
In office
15 January 2018 – 28 August 2022
Preceded byKioumars Hashemi
Succeeded byMahmoud Khosravivafa
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office
1 November 2016 – 20 August 2017
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAli Jannati
Succeeded byAbbas Salehi
Minister of Sport and Youth
Acting
In office
17 August 2013 – 28 October 2013
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Abbasi
Succeeded byMohammad Shariatmadari
Personal details
Born (1961-06-28) 28 June 1961 (age 63)
Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Political partyModeration and Development Party[1]
Alma materIslamic Azad University

He 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]

References

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  1. ^ Ali Omidi (27 October 2016), "The main reason Rouhani replaced three of his ministers", Al-Monitor, retrieved 7 December 2016
  2. ^ صالحی‌امیری سرپرست وزارت ورزش و جوانان شد
  3. ^ سیدرضا صالحی امیری
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of National Olympic Committee of Iran
15 January 2018–28 August 2022
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
Mojtaba Abdollahi
Socio–Cultural Deputy to Mayor of Tehran
12 November 2017–20 January 2018
Succeeded by
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Eshaq Salahi
President of National Library of Iran
20 February 2014–18 March 2017
Succeeded by
Ashraf Boroujerdi