Mahmoud Goudarzi | |
Office: | Minister of Sport and Youth |
Term Start: | 17 November 2013 |
Term End: | 19 October 2016 |
President: | Hassan Rouhani |
Predecessor: | Mohammad Abbasi |
Successor: | Masoud Soltanifar |
Birth Place: | Malayer, Iran |
Alma Mater: | University of Tehran |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Party: | Independent |
Website: | Official website |
Mahmoud Goudarzi (fa|محمود گودرزی, born c. 1955) is an Iranian politician and former wrestler. He had served as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of Iran from 17 November 2013 until 19 October 2016.[1] [2] [3]
From 1969 to 1978, Goudarsi was a freestyle wrestler. From 1980 to 1982, Goudarsi was the president of Shooting Federation of Iran and later served as the vice president of Physical Education Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a full professorship at the University of Tehran.[4]