Ministry of Information and Tourism (Iran)
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| وزارت اطلاعات و جهانگردی | |
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| Formed | 17 March 1964 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Dissolved | 29 May 1979 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Pahlavi Iran |
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The Ministry of Information and Tourism was one of the ministries of the Iranian government, which according to the "Law on the Establishment of the Ministry of Information and Tourism" "in order to supervise and direct matters related to the means of mass communication in order to secure national interests and make the country's developments and civilization known to the world and disseminate and Consolidating the foundations of national values in political, economic, social and cultural affairs and raising the level of public knowledge and insight and preparing the Iranian society to accept more individual and collective responsibilities as well as the development of the tourism industry.[1] The Directorate General of Publications and Advertising was created to carry out advertising affairs, which was renamed to the Ministry of Information on March 17, 1964, and all the duties and powers of the Directorate General of Publications and Radio were transferred to it. In 1967, Iran's National Television Organization affiliated with the Ministry of Information was established, and in 1971, this organization was dissolved and the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization was established under the Ministry of Information.
Organizations affiliated with the Ministry of Information:
- National Iranian Radio and Television
- Ministry of Information and Tourism Printing Company
- Pars News Agency
- Higher School of Tourism and Information Services
- Geshtaha joint stock company
- Jahangordi Establishment Joint Stock Company
- Iranian House Center Joint Stock Company
- Organization of tourism centers for winter sports
On 27 May 1979, the name of the Ministry of Information and Tourism was changed to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
list of ministers[edit]
- Major General Hassan Pakravan
- Hushang Ansari, 1966-1967
- Javad Mansour
- Mohammad Sam
- Hamid Rahnema
- Gholamreza Kianpour
- Karim Pasha Bahaduri
- Daryoush Homayoun
- Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani
- Lieutenant General Abdol Hassan Saadatmand
- Cyrus Amouzgar (acting)
- Nasser Minachi
References[edit]
- ↑ "مرکز پژوهشها - قانون تأسیس وزارت اطلاعات و جهانگردی". web.archive.org. 2014-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07. Unknown parameter
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- http://www.farhang.gov.ir/fa/intro/history
- http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/97091
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