caption years_active birth_name birth_place citizenship other_names nationality birth_date organization image article_title name occupation alma_mater
kia joorabchian 1998 -- present kiavash joorabchian tehran , iran iran , britain , canada kia joorabchian kia kavash iranian 14 july 1971 sports invest uk ltd − − kia joorabchian
 kiavash joorabchian businessman shiplake college
kia joorabchian

kiavash `` kia '' joorabchian -lrb- -rrb- is an iranian-born british-educated businessman largely involved in association football .
in the register of directorships at companies house in london , joorabchian gives two nationalities , canadian and british , born on 14 july 1971 .
although routinely described in the press as a football agent , joorabchian is not a licensed agent .
the involvement of unlicensed agents in transfers in the english premier league is prohibited by the football association .
joorabchian does not himself claim to be an agent , saying `` i think the agency business is very different '' .
he describes his business as advising players on their rights and clubs on transfers and contracts .
joorabchian is also involved in the ` third-party ' ownership of players , describing himself as an investment manager .
in october 2008 , he said , `` i manage the investment group and obviously when the investment group is profitable , as fund manager , you also get a cut '' .
in 2009 it was reported that the unnamed investors represented by joorabchian were understood to own the economic rights to 60 or 70 players across europe and south america .
