Mahmoud Khosravivafa
President of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Assumed office
28 August 2022
Preceded byReza Salehi Amiri
Member of Islamic City Council of Tehran
In office
29 April 2003 – 29 April 2007
Alternative: 30 April 2007–3 September 2013
Majority98,390 (18.67%)
President of National Paralympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
In office
5 February 2001 – 13 December 2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGhafour Karegari
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Tehran, Iran
Political party

Mahmoud Khosravivafa (Persian: محمود خسروی‌وفا) or Mahmoud Khosravi-Vafa, is an Iranian conservative politician, who is the President of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 2022. He was a Tehran 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.[2]

He was appointed by Mohammad Aliabadi as one of his deputies in the Physical Education Organization, and unsuccessfully ran for president of National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2014.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Popular Front of the Islamic Revolution comes into existence". Tehran Times. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Khosravi-Vafa remains as Iran's NPC president". Tehran Times. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Iran's National Olympic Committee to elect new president". Mehr News Agency. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
Sporting positions Preceded byReza Salehi Amiri President of National Olympic Committee of Iran 28 August 2022–Present Incumbent New titleCommittee founded President of I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee 2001–2022 Succeeded byGhafour Karegari Preceded byHossein Sarkheil President of Iranian Sports Federation for the Disabled 1990–20171981–1985 Succeeded byHamid-Ali Samimi Preceded byMansour Borjian Succeeded byHossein Sarkheil