Bijan Allipour


Bijan Allipour is an Iranian business executive and upstream oil and gas expert. He is an advisor to the Petroleum Minister of Iran in development projects. He was chairman and CEO of National Iranian South Oil Company from 2014 to 2018. Allipour was also a member of the board of directors of National Iranian Oil Company. Prior to his current position he was the senior executive vice president of NISOC, which he had joined in 1979.
He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Oklahoma. Among other positions, Alipour used to have in NISOC are Manager of Engineering and Construction, Director of Road & Construction and Head of Transportation and Logistics of NIOC. Prior to this, he used to be the Advisor of Khuzestan's Governor in Civil Projects.
In 2015, NISOC was the largest Iranian oil company and produced about 3 million barrels of oil per day. NISOC output accounted for nearly 83% of total crude oil production of Iran.

Early life and education

Alipour was born in Masjed Soleyman, Iran, in 1949. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and master's degree of Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Career

Prior to his appointment as managing director of NISOC, Allipour held the following positions:
Allipour is also a member of the board of trustees of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.