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Reza Salehi Amiri

PEP · Politician

Reza Salehi Amiri is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mohammad-Reza SALEHI-AMIRI · Reza Salehi Amiri · Rıza Salihi Emiri · رضا صالحی امیری · レザ・サレヒ・アミリ · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri · سید رضا صالحی امیری				[sources]
Birth date	1962-05-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Babol				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Reza				[sources]
Political association	Moderation and Development Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16046461				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism (2025-) · Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, & Tourism · Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance (2016-2017)				[sources]
Education	Islamic Azad University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-13	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Iranian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	2016-11-01	2017-08-20

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,710

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,715

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,935

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United States · CIA

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Wikidata330,422

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,029

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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