caption children birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation alma_mater
kafashian in 2014 iman -rrb- elham -lrb- b. 1988 -rrb- -lrb- b. 1982 -rrb- ehsan -lrb- b. 1984 isfahan , iran 230px iranian 06 august 1954 atefeh tabatabaei -lrb- m. 1980 -rrb- ali kafashian.jpg ali kafashian
 ali kafashian football administrator shahid beheshti university maastricht university
ali kafashian

ali kafashian -lrb- , born in 6 august 1954 in nain -rrb- is an iranian businessman , economist , a retired athlete and the current president of the iranian football federation , a position he has held since 1 march 2008 .
as of may 2015 , he also serves as one of five vice presidents at the asian football confederation -lrb- afc -rrb- .
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 .
he was re-elected in march 2012 , after he defeated hossein gharib .
he was also an employee of central bank of iran .
