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Iranian football chairman and politician (born 1949)

Amir Abedini
Member of the City Council of Tehran
In office
3 January 2000 – 15 January 2003
Majority176,289 (12.56%)
Governor of Khorasan province
In office
1987–1989
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byAbdollah Koupayi
Succeeded byAli Jannati
Governor of East Azerbaijan province
In office
29 January 1984 – 1987
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byHossein Taheri
Succeeded byAkbar Parhizkar
Governor of Lorestan province
In office
8 December 1981 – 29 January 1984
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byHossein Mahlouji
Succeeded byAhmad Entezari
President of FFIRI
In office
1994–1994
Preceded byMohammad Safi Zadeh
Succeeded byDariush Mostafavi
Personal details
BornHassan Abedini
(1949-12-13) 13 December 1949 (age 75)
Tehran, Iran

Amir Abedini (Persian: امیر عابدینی; born Hassan Abedini on 13 December 1949) is an Iranian politician, football club chairman, former professional footballer and member of the City Council of Tehran.

Political career

During 1980s, he held office as governor of three provinces under Government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1981–89). Abedini is a self-described "Mousavi left-winger" politician. In 1997, he endorsed Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri for president.

Sport career

Abedini played for Persepolis and Paykan in the 1960s.

He was the chairman of the Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club between 1993 and 2001. Currently he is chairman of the club Damash Iranian and Damash Gilan.

References

  1. "Perspolis has officially withdrawn from the league". PersianLeague.com. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  2. "Magiran".
  3. "Peykan Qazvin". PersianLeague.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  4. "Hashemi-Nasab "not expelled"". The Iranian Times. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  5. "Damash Gilan Football Club". ceroacero.es. Retrieved 28 March 2009.


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