Mahmoud Khosravivafa ( fa, محمود خسروی‌وفا) or Mahmoud Khosravi-Vafa, is an Iranian

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

politician, who is the President of

National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran 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 Khosravivafa, ...

since 2022. He was a

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

councillor member from 2003 to 2007. He was also the President of Iran's National Paralympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2001 to 2022, and the President of Sports Federation for the Disabled, in two period of times from 1981 to 1985, and from 1990 to 2017. He was appointed by

Mohammad Aliabadi Mohammad Aliabadi ( fa, محمد علی‌آبادی; born 2 December 1956 in Arak) is former Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization of Iran. He was also President of the National Olympic Committee of Islamic Republic of Ir ...

as one of his deputies in 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 Y ...

, and unsuccessfully ran for president of

in 2014.

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Councillor profile
1953 births Living people Tehran Councillors 2003–2007 Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran politicians Iranian sports executives and administrators {{Iran-politician-stub