The Touring and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran (TACI) is a non-profit organization that performs state-level administrative tasks under the supervision of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. The Club's services include operating the national travel call center, dispatching roadside motorist assistance, and facilitating vehicular travel for tourists in Iran and Iranians going abroad, including issuing International Driving Permits (IDPs).
History TACI was established in 1935 following the approval of the National Assembly of Iran on December 24, 1934. TACI continued its establishment bypassing the official and registration stages in 1938. Iran's membership in the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) was registered in the name of the Tourism and Automobile Club in 1952.
After the Islamic Revolution, with the approval of the bill in the Supreme Council of the Revolution on November 24, 1979, the Imperial Touring Club and Automobile Club was renamed to the Touring and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the years 1983 to 1993, TACI became a subset of the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, becoming separated from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. In 2019, the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts, and Tourism Organization was converted into the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
TACI was appointed as the exclusive organization responsible for issuing International Driving Permits (IDPs), issuing and guaranteeing Carnets de Passages in Douane (CPDs), and issuing Registration Certificates and Registration Number Plates for Iranians who travel abroad with their own vehicles.
TACI’s Roadside Assistance Services were established in 1968 with the aim of providing relief services for Iranian and foreign tourists. Over time, TACI developed its activities by providing relief services through its provincial representatives. TACI’s roadside assistance rescuers were deployed in the cities and roads throughout the county.
CEOs CEOManagement PeriodFromToMohammad Hossein SoufiOctober, 2021PresentHossein ArbabiNovember, 2019October, 2021Ramin AfshariOctober, 2017November, 2019Morteza HajiJanuary, 2017October, 2017Ebrahim Rezaei BabadiDecember, 2015January, 2017Abolghasem IrajiDecember, 2013December, 2015Hamidreza Safi KhaniApril, 2013December, 2013Majid AbolfathiAugust, 2012April, 2013Hossein Jafari DaranjaniJanuary, 2012August, 2012Hamed DehghananJune, 2011January, 2012Fariborz EnsafiJune, 2010June, 2011Ali Asghar ParhizkarJune, 2009June, 2010Seyed Mohammadreza TaghizadehSeptember, 2007June, 2009Hossein Moein ZadMay, 2007September, 2007Hojjat AsadiOctober, 2006May, 2007Hamid MohammadiDecember, 2002October, 2006Saeed OwhadiOctober, 1996December, 2002Mohammad Sadegh FarhadianOctober, 1995October, 1996Mohammad AshghariMay, 1995October, 1995Mohammad Ali YavariJanuary, 1983May, 1995Ghias-odin AlaieFebruary, 1982January, 1983Mir Abdolhamid AdabiJanuary 1980February, 1982Ahmad Matin-DaftariDecember, 1969January, 1980Mohammad Ali BouzariAbbas MasoudiMahmoud DjamJanuary, 1936December, 1969
Subsidiaries Iranian Educational Institute Aras Travel Agency Zagros Investment and Tourism Institute Zagros International Hotel
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