Hossein Shah-Hosseini ( fa, حسین شاه‌حسینی) was an Iranian politician who served as the head of the

Physical Education Organization The Physical Education Organization was an effort by the Government of Iran to promote the development of athletics and sporting activities of Iran. It was dissolved in late 2010 and its responsibilities transferred to the Ministry of Sport and Yo ...

, as well as the

National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...

during the interim cabinet of

Mehdi Bazargan Mehdi Bazargan ( fa, مهدی بازرگان; 1 September 1907 – 20 January 1995) was an Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government. He was appointed prime minister in February 1979 by Ay ...

. A leading member of the National Front, he belonged to its Islamic-oriented faction and was closely associated with the

Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran The Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran ( fa, شورای فعالان ملی-مذهبی ایران, Showra-ye Fa'alan-e Melli Mazhabi) or The Coalition of National-Religious Forces of Iran ( fa, ائتلاف نيروهای ملی-م� ...

. Shah-Hosseini also served as the treasurer of

National Council for Peace The National Council for Peace ( fa, شورای ملی صلح) is an Iranian anti-war and pro-human rights organization founded in 2007, with an aim to oppose military action against Iran amidst threats by U.S. administration under George W. Bus ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah-Hosseini, Hossein 1928 births 2017 deaths Heads of Physical Education Organization Iranian religious-nationalists National Front (Iran) politicians Members of the Association for Defense of Freedom and the Sovereignty of the Iranian Nation Members of the National Council for Peace