| Type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Founded | July 2004 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Owner | Islamic Azad University |
Key people | Morteza Khalfizadeh (CEO) |
Official website | https://ana.press/fa/aboutus |
Azad News Agency (ANA) (Persian: خبرگزاری دانشگاه آزاد (آنا)) is an Iranian news agency which was launched[1][2][3][4] on May 19, 2004 at the Human Science Department of Islamic Azad University. The News-Agency is active in four languages of Persian, English, Arabic and Turkish. The owner of the agency is Islamic Azad University; and Morteza Khalafi-Zadeh is the current CEO of ANA.[5] Hassan Karbalai was the former "chief executive officer" of it.[6]
According to the agency head:[7][8]
"Azad News Agency was launched in order to develop information dissemination and create a change in the field of university-activities...; On the other hand, ANA is organized to be active in diverse departments of (Islamic) Azad University.”[9][10][11]