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 68–69)[1]
Naghan, Iran[1]
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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "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]
  1. ^ "روزنامه سیاست روز از این پس اصولگرای اصلاح‌طلب است" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 12 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2017.