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Rasool Jalili (born; 19 August 1961), also known as Rasoul Jalili, or R. Jalili, is an Iranian academic, serving as
associate professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position ...
at the Faculty of Computer Engineering of
Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...
. He is a member of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace and visiting professor at the
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences The Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM; , ''Pazhuheshgah-e Daneshhai-ye Boniadi''), previously Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, is a public research institute in Tehran, Iran. IPM is directed by Mohamm ...
since 2004. By reports of human rights groups, he is considered one of the oppressors of Internet in Iran.


Biography

Jalili was born in 1961 in
Fars province Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...
, Iran. In 1985, he graduated in
computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...
at
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM, , ''Danushgah-e Ferdusi-ye Mashhad'') is a public university in Mashhad, the capital city of the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan Province, Razavi Khorasan. FUM is named after Ferdowsi, Abul-Qâsem Ferdow ...
. In 1989, he obtained master's degree in computer science at Sharif University of Technology. Later, Jalili obtained his doctoral studies at the
University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...
, Australia, where he specialized in
distributed operating system A distributed operating system is system software over a collection of independent software, networked, communicating, and physically separate computational nodes. They handle jobs which are serviced by multiple CPUs. Each individual node holds a ...
s and earned his PhD in 1995. Since 1995, Jalili has been a faculty member at Sharif University of Technology, focusing on both teaching and research in
computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...
. He has also served as a visiting professor at the
University of California The University of California (UC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university, research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland, California, Oakland, the system is co ...
, Davis, from October 2009 to August 2010. In addition to his academic roles, he held executive positions, including founding member and chairman of the board at Sharif Amn Afzar, a software company of the Ministry of Industry and Mines as part of the Software Group for Advanced Industries. He also served as deputy of Economic Affairs and Industries for the Organization of Industry, Mining, and Trade in
West Azerbaijan province West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey ( Ağrı, Hakkâri, Iğdır and Van Provinces), Iraq ( Erbil and Sula ...
. Since his appointment to the Supreme Council of Cyberspace in 2012 by the
Supreme Leader of Iran The supreme leader of Iran, also referred to as the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, but officially called the supreme leadership authority, is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of Iran (above the Presi ...
, where he contributed to cyberspace policies,
internet governance Internet governance is the effort by governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical actors to develop and apply shared principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures that shape the evolution and use of the Internet. This ...
,
cyber security Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and networks from thr ...
, and
digital infrastructure A data infrastructure is a digital infrastructure promoting data sharing and consumption. Similarly to other infrastructures, it is a structure needed for the operation of a society as well as the services and facilities necessary for an economy t ...
.


Sanctions

On 8 November 2012, the
United States government The Federal Government of the United States of America (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the Federation#Federal governments, national government of the United States. The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct ...
imposed sanctions on Rasool Jalili for his alleged role in supporting
internet censorship Internet censorship is the legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. Censorship is most often applied to specific internet domains (such as ''Wikipedia.org'', for example) but exceptionally may ...
activities for the
Iranian government The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), known simply as ''Nezam'' (), is the ruling State (polity), state and current political system in Iran, in power since the Iranian Revolution and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. Its Const ...
. He is reported to have attempted to acquire equipment for monitoring SMS traffic from international markets. He has also been linked to actions to block Iranian citizens' access to popular websites, including
Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ...
,
eBay eBay Inc. ( , often stylized as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. ...
,
YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...
, as well as independent news outlets, blogs, and activist platforms. His company, AmnAfzar, was reportedly engaged in providing software used for
internet filter An Internet filter is software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access, especially when utilized to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, Email, or other means. Such restrictions can be appl ...
ing and censorship in Iran.


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