Mahmoud Goudarzi

{{Short description|Iranian politician and wrestler}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mahmoud Goudarzi

| image = Mahmoud Godarzi.jpg

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| 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_date = {{birth year and age|1955}}

| birth_place = Malayer, Iran

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| alma_mater = University of Tehran

| nationality = Iranian

| party = Independent

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816210358/https://www.guodarzi.ir/ Official website]

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Mahmoud Goudarzi ({{langx|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.[http://www.president.ir/en/cabinet/ Office of the President of Iran. Retrieved 27 July 2014][http://www.cfi.ir/de.asp?id=1180 Cycling Federation of the I.R of IRAN. Retrieved 27 July 2014][http://www3.kb.irna.ir/en/Photo/80907136/Photo/Mahmoud_Goudarzi_managed_to_win_the_vote_of_confidence_of_the_Parliament_as_the_Minister_of_Sports_and_Youth_Affairs Islamic Republic News Agency - IRNA. Retrieved 27 July 2014]

File:Iran’s National Volleyball Team ceremony after 2014 FIVB World League-19.jpg

Career

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.[http://www.mehrnews.com/detail/News/2173065 Mehr News (Persian). Retrieved 27 July 2014]

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