While media and political factions supporting Rouhollah Shahidipour have recently attempted through extensive propaganda to portray him as a "development-oriented" and "technocrat" figure in the industry, an examination of existing documents shows that he is among the managers who, both during his tenure at Shasta and now at TAPIKO, have turned management structures into pathways for political lobbying and opaque networks.
Traces of Rent and Behind-the-Scenes Deals
According to credible documents, Shahidipour's presence in both organizations has been accompanied by clear traces of rent, behind-the-scenes deals, and engineering of key decisions. Rouhollah Shahidipour, born in 1978 in Ahvaz, a graduate in chemical engineering, has previously held positions such as Deputy for Strategic Planning and Investment at Shasta, Director of Programs and Budget at Tehran Municipality, and CEO of the management consulting company Danesh-Pazhuhan Novin, and is essentially part of the body of elevator managers and political figures whose presence has contaminated the industry and state-owned companies with various forms of rent.
Decisive Role in Contracts
Documents indicate that Shahidipour is attempting to play a decisive role in sensitive areas such as currency, sales, and supply of subsidiary companies, influencing the "movement of managers," the retention or removal of key individuals, and the direction of contracts. These roles will effectively shape the behind-the-scenes of many high-risk and sometimes costly decisions at TAPIKO.
This behavioral pattern has previously been observed at Shasta and is the basis of corruption in this organization; issues that, despite official claims about "portfolio optimization" and "asset generation," involve unconventional pressures to create opportunities and guarantee benefits, especially in sensitive financial cases.
Based on these documents, details of the communication network, financial pathways, and mechanisms of Shahidipour's interventions in subsidiary companies will soon be continuously published. Data that clearly shows that contrary to the official image, his management record is heavily intertwined with rent-seeking relationships, political lobbying, and opaque decisions.