Ali Kafashian ( fa, علی کفاشیان, born on 6 August 1954 in
Nain) is an Iranian businessman, economist, a retired athlete and former president of the
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, a position he had held from 1 March 2008 to 7 May 2016. As of May 2015, he also serves as one of five Vice presidents at the
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
(AFC).
He previously served as Secretary General of
Iran's National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a sports governing body situated in Tehran, Iran. It concerns the matters related to the Olympics.
The current president of National Olympic Committee of Iran is Mahmoud Khosravivaf ...
from 2004 until 2008. Kaffashian was elected as President of Iranian Football Federation in 2008, in a race with no other contenders, and was re-elected in March 2012, after he defeated Hossein Gharib. He is also an employee of
Central Bank of Iran
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI), also known as ''Bank Markazi'', officially the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران, Bank Markazi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān; SWIFT Code: B ...
.
Suspension
In June 2019, Ali Kafashian and
Abbas Torabian
Abbas Torabian (عباس ترابیان, born 12 January 1952, Tehran, Iran) is the former team manager of Iran national football team and the current head of futsal committee in Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation. He was deputy chairman ...
were suspended by the Iranian Football Federation's Ethic Committee for financial corruption.
References
External links
on Kafashian
1954 births
Living people
Association football executives
People from Nain, Iran
Iranian sports executives and administrators
Presidents of Iranian Football Federation
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