Mohammad Manzarpour

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Mohammad Manzarpour
Born (1972-03-08) 8 March 1972 (age 52)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityBritish-Iranian
OccupationTelevision journalist
Years active1996- present
Known forVOA-PNN, BBC Persian, Iran International

Mohammad Manzarpour (born 8 March 1972) (Persian: محمد منظرپور) is a British-Iranian television journalist. He was BBC Persian’s Middle East correspondent based in Jerusalem between 2008 and 2011.[1] He is the former executive editor of VOA-PNN[2][3]

Background[edit]

Manzarpour was born in Tehran. He joined Tehran Times (English Language Daily) in May 1998. He was promoted to Economic Editor by the current editor in chief of the paper. Manzarpour joined the BBC shortly after graduation in 2002.[4] After 6 years in the Persian section of the World Service, he moved to BBC Persian Television.

In 2008, he was deployed to Jerusalem, and then on to the 2008 Gaza War as BBC Persian correspondent. From 2010 to 2011, he covered the Arab Spring in Egypt, and Tunisia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ گفتگو با محمد منظرپور، خبرنگار بی‌بی‌سی فارسی در بیت‌المقدس
  2. ^ About Author Mohammad Manzarpour on Persian VOA News
  3. ^ Journalist Mohammad Manzarpour:Who is responsible for medicine shortages in Iran?
  4. ^ Mohammad Manzarpour (21 February 2013). "Joseph Dunford: "Fighting Joe" to lead United States out of Afghanistan". BBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2013.