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- Details Born: 1957. Place of birth: Maragheh, Iran. Gender: Male.…
- Identifiers UKSL IRN0070. OFSI group 12647
- Names Primary name: Reza Taghipour
- Sanctions Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sancti…
- Other information The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/0…
- Statement of reasons Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council. Member of the Ci…
IRN0070Reza Taghipour#
Individual · designated 2020-12-31 under The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 · UK listing · entry last updated 2025-04-09
DetailsBorn: 1957. Place of birth: Maragheh, Iran. Gender: Male. Positions: Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council, Member of Parliament for Tehran
IdentifiersUKSL IRN0070. OFSI group 12647
NamesPrimary name: Reza Taghipour
SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban, director disqualification sanction). Regime: The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023. Source: UK. Designated 2020-12-31.
Other informationThe Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Statement of reasonsMember of the Supreme Cyberspace Council. Member of the City Council of Tehran. Former Minister for Information and Communications (2009-2012). As Minister for Information, he was one of the top officials in charge of censorship and control of internet activities and also all types of communications (in particular mobile phones). During interrogations of political detainees, the interrogators make use of the detainees' personal data, mail and communications. On several occasions following the 2009 presidential election and during street demonstrations, mobile lines and text messaging were blocked, satellite TV channels were jammed and the internet locally suspended or at least slowed down.
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