Iraj Arab

Iraj Arab
Arab in 2018
NationalityIranian
TitlePresident of Persepolis F.C.
Term11 December 2018–27 August 2019
PredecessorHamidreza Garshasbi
SuccessorMohammad Hassan Ansarifard

Iraj Arab (Persian: ایرج عرب) is an Iranian sports executive and administrator who has been serving as president of the Persepolis Football Club.[1] Arab was previously working as deputy chief of the Persepolis administrative and financial affairs, In December 2018, he replaced HamidReza Garshasbi.[2][3]

In 18 June 2019, Persepolis supporters protests against Iraj Arab and managing board,[4] Because of possibility of ending cooperation with Branko Ivanković.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "رسمی؛ ایرج عرب سرپرست پرسپولیس شد". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  2. ^ "Iraj Arab Officially Appointed Persepolis Acting General Manager - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  3. ^ "Hamid Reza Garshasbi steps down as general manager of Persepolis". Tehran Times. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  4. ^ "تجمع دوباره هواداران پرسپولیس مقابل باشگاه/ شعار علیه عرب و خلیلی، تشویق برانکو". 90tv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  5. ^ "ورود پلیس ضد شورش به تجمع هواداران پرسپولیس". ion (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  6. ^ "تجمع دوباره هواداران ناراضی مقابل ساختمان باشگاه پرسپولیس + عکس- اخبار ورزشی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-06-18.