birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
tehran , iran 1980 mani djazmi
 mani djazmi journalist
mani djazmi

mani djazmi is a british-iranian sports journalist and radio presenter best known for his broadcasting on the bbc .
he is renowned for his interest in middle eastern football and he has interviewed high-profile sporting people such as iranian footballing icon ali daei and fulham f.c. 's owner american-pakistani owner shahid khan .
born in tehran , iran in 1980 , he later moved to england at the age of four , initially on a short-term basis to undergo a sight-saving operation which was ultimately unsuccessful .
as a result of his blindness , in 2004 , he was allowed to become the first male journalist to be allowed into any kind of women 's football in iran .
he often broadcasts on the bbc world service and covers football for the middle east region .
he is also the presenter of `` in touch '' on bbc radio 4 .
