Mohammad Rouyanian
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Mohammad-Reza Rouyanian | |
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محمد رویانیان | |
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| Born | Anooshiravan Rouyanian[1] May 12, 1960 |
| Military career | |
| Branch | Revolutionary Committees Revolutionary Guards Law Enforcement Force |
| Years of service | 1981–2007 |
| Rank | 2nd Brigadier general |
| Commands | Traffic Police of Tehran |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Reza Rouyanian (Persian: محمدرضا رویانیان) is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former Revolutionary Guard commander. He was the chairman of multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club from 20 September 2011 until his resignation on 22 January 2014. He was Head of Transportation Management Center from 2007 to 2011. Before that, he was Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police between 2005 and 2007.
He was born on 12 May 1960 in Noor, Mazandaran province, Imperial State of Iran. He joined the City of Noor Police in 1981 and became Commissioner ten years later. After serving two years as Commissioner of Noor Police, he was appointed as Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police in 1993.
Police career
He was Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police from 1993 to 2000. He was appointed as first Head of Social Section and was in office until 2005.[2] He became Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police in 2005. Rouyanian retired in 2007 and was appointed as the head of the Transportation Management Center by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the same year.[3] He resigned from this position in 2011.
