Mohammad Sarafraz () is an Iranian media executive who was head of

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; ) or Seda va Sima () for short, formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian revolution of 1979, is an Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopo ...

(IRIB) from 2014 until his resignation in 2016. He was the 6th director-general of the IRIB and succeeded Ezatollah Zarghami on November 10, 2014.Sarafraz will taking as IRIB head on 10 November 2014
/ref> He holds a Ph.D. in

political sciences Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

from

Saint Joseph University Saint Joseph University of Beirut (; French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', commonly known as USJ) is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Go ...

Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...

and MA from

Imam Sadiq University The Imam Sadiq University () is an Islamic private university in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1982, the goal of the university is to combine Islamic research and modern studies, especially humanities. The university was dedicated to training pol ...

. He is active in IRIB since 1993 in different posts and played a crucial role in launching

Press TV Press TV (stylised as PRESSTV) is an Iranian state-owned news media organisation, owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), that broadcasts in the English and French languages. The 24-hour channel, which has headquarters in Tehra ...

, Hispan TV, al-Alam and iFilm television channels.

Careers in IRIB

Sarafraz was active in the

(IRIB) from 1993 and holds the position of deputy director-general in foreign affairs since 1995, being appointed by then director-general Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani. He played a crucial role in launching

, HispanTV, al-Alam and iFilm television channels. On 1 November 2014, Sarafraz became new director-general of

IRIB The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; ) or Seda va Sima () for short, formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian revolution of 1979, is an Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopo ...

, succeeding Ezzatollah Zarghami. He officially takes office on 10 November. On 11 May 2016, he resigned from his post due to illness.

Controversy

In 2013, the

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adopted restrictive measures against Sarafraz and recognized him as being associated with violating

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and working with the Iranian security services and prosecutors to broadcast forced confessions of detainees.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarafraz, Mohammad 1961 births Living people Saint Joseph University alumni Mass media people from Tehran Press TV people