Kioumars Hashemi | |
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Hashemi in 2014
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Born |
Malayer, Iran |
July 17, 1965
Alma mater | Sharif University |
Occupation | Executive chairman |
Title | Chairman of the NOCI (2014–present) |
Predecessor | Mohammad Aliabadi |
Board member of | Physical Education |
Kioumars Hashemi (کیومرث هاشمی in Persian, born 17 July 1965) is an Iranian businessman and executive chairman who currently serves as President of the National Olympic Committee of Iran. He is a former deputy head of Physical Education Organization from 2002 to 2005 and also deputy Minister of Education under Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee from 2009 to 2012.
He was also an amateur football player, playing in his home city of Malayer when he was a teenager. After he was graduated from Sharif University, he began coaching in schools in Tehran. He later became an employer of Ministry of Education.