Ali Yousefpour

Ali Yousefpour (Persian: علی یوسف‌پور) is an Iranian journalist and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran from 1984 to 1996.[1] In 2006, he was appointed as the caretaker for the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security under administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[4]

Ali Yousefpour
Acting Minister of Welfare and Social Security
In office
25 September 2006  29 October 2006
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byParviz Kazemi
Succeeded byAbdolreza Mesri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1984  28 May 1996
ConstituencyArdal
Majority33,412 (34.1%)[1]
Personal details
Bornc. 1955 (age 6566)[1]
Naghan, Iran[1]
NationalityIranian
Political partySociety of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution[2]
EducationMechanical engineering[3]
Political science[3]
Strategic management[3]
Alma materIran University of Science and Technology[3]
Shahid Beheshti University[3]
Supreme National Defense University[3]
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–1984

Yousefpour is editor of Siyaset-e Rooz newspaper (lit. 'the Daily Politics').[2]

References

  1. "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Yousefpor registered for 12th presidential election". Siyaset-e Rooz (in Persian). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "Ahmadinejad Sacks Minister in First Cabiner Change". Zee Media. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Media offices
Preceded by
unknown
Director of Siyaset-e Rooz
unknown-2008
Succeeded by
Mohammad Pir-Ali[1]
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