Mohammad Aliabadi

Mohammad Aliabadi (Persian: محمد علی‌آبادی; born 2 December 1956 in Arak) is former Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization of Iran.

[3] He was also President of the National Olympic Committee of Islamic Republic of Iran from 2008 to 2014.

Throughout his career, he has held several key positions, including membership in the Sistan and Baluchestan Jihad Council, Deputy Minister of Roads and Transportation, Deputy of the Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled, Deputy Mayor for Urban Development of Tehran, Vice President and Head of the Physical Education Organization, and Head of the Fisheries Organization.

In an interview with the newspaper Shargh on October 7, 2016, Mohammad Dadkan claimed that during his tenure, just days before the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Mohammad Aliabadi ordered him to remove Ali Daei, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, and Yahya Golmohammadi from the national team.

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