Name: Reza Taghipour Anvari
Date of the Birth: 1957 Maragheh
Marital Status: Married
Education: M.S. in Industrial Engineering 

 System management and productivity from Iran University of Science and Technology

Executive Records:

•    Deputy of the Minister of ICT and head of Iran Space Agency since 2008.
•    Deputy of managing director of Electronic Industries for 8 years (2000-2008).
•    The Chairman of the board of Shiraz Electronic Industries for 3  years (2000-2003)
•    The Chairman of the board of Isfahan Optics Industries (IOI) for 4 years
•    The Chairman of the board of ISIran for 3 years
•    Deputy of the chairman of the board & managing director of Telecommunication Co. of  IEI for 1.5 years
•    Deputy of Industrial Research in Electronic and Telecommunication Group for 2 years
•    Manager of Electronic and Computer Industry of Electronic and Telecommunication Group
•    Member of the Board of Iran Electronic Industries Co. for 13 years (since 1996 till now)
•    Managing Director of Shiraz Electronic Industries for 5 years
•    Manager of Telecommunication Security Industries for 8 years
•    Executive of the ICT ( N M)  project for Training & Research Institute
•    Member of the research council of Iran Electronic Research Center for 3 years

Research, Industrial and Educational activities:

•    Teaching the courses of executive managers development in Iran Electronic Industries
•    Creating the center of research for telecommunication encoders and management, designing and producing of more than 14 encoders  
•    Creating the research center of Electronic war in Shiraz Electronic Industries
•    Development of the optic and laser industries in Shiraz Electronic Industries
•    Creating and developing the radar industries and microwave lamps in Shiraz Electronic Industries
•    Creating and developing the marine electronic industry in IES
•    Producing over 10 major industrial products such as anti-armor missile shooter, tank"s fire controller, ground care radar, high power microwave lamps, underwater wireless, underwater hearing and night vision glasses.

Honors

•    Elected as the national outstanding manager in the ninth Shahid Rajaee Festival in 2005
•    Achieving the first grade of Shahid Rajaee Festival in 1996
•    Receiving the appreciation board from the minister of defense for self-sufficiency and strengthening the ability of defense forces
•    Receiving the appreciation board for security control and command network from the commander  of IRIAF in 2005
•    Receiving the appreciation board for establishing the festival of using the implementation techniques and strategic plan from the  managing director of Iran Electronic Industries in 2005
•    Receiving the appreciation board for codifying  the strategic plan from the CEO of Iran Electronic  Industries in 2005
•    Receiving the appreciation board for self-sufficiency and cutting dependence from the deputy of Jihad IRIMF research and self-sufficiency in 2005
•    Receiving the appreciation board for empowering and developing the national power from the defense minister