Amir Reza Khadem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vice Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for Legal, Parliamentary and Provincial Coordination Affairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 30 December 2013 |
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President | Hassan Rouhani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Parliament of Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 |
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Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majority | 693,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi February 10, 1970 Mashhad, Iran |
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Political party | Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations |
Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008) Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) |
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Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Islam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sports career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi (Persian: امیررضا خادم ازغدی, born February 10, 1970 in Mashhad) is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, He also won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 Asian Championships and the 1994 Asian Games.
He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and his younger brother Rasoul Khadem was another world champion and an Olympic gold medalist of freestyle wrestling.
He was also the first professional athlete in Islamic Republic of Iran Parliament, from 2004 to 2008 he was a representative of Tehran.
He is currently Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in Legal, Parliamentary and Provincial Affairs, has been appointed for the position on 30 December 2013.