Ali Kafashian (Persian: علی کفاشیان, born on 6 August 1954) 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.

[2] He previously served as Secretary General of Iran's National Olympic Committee 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.

In June 2019, Ali Kafashian and Abbas Torabian were suspended by the Iranian Football Federation's Ethic Committee for financial corruption.

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