Adel Ferdosipour (; born 3 October 1974) is an Iranian journalist, football commentator, translator, university professor, and television show host and producer. He was the host and producer of the popular TV show ''

Navad ''Navad'' (, meaning "ninety inutes) was one of the most popular Iranian, Persian language, weekly television programs broadcast by Channel 3 in Iran and hosted by Adel Ferdosipour. The program focused on the football matches played in the Persi ...

''. He is a producer of the popular TV show '' Football 120'' and supervisor of ''Football 360''.

Life

Ferdosipour was born on 3 October 1974 in

Rafsanjan Rafsanjan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Rafsanjan County), Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time o ...

Kerman province Kerman province () is the largest of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerman. The province is in the southeast of Iran. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5. Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carma ...

. Ferdosipour attended Zoghi Elementary School, before graduating to attend

Alborz High School Alborz High School () is a college-preparatory gifted high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran. It is one of the first modern high schools in Asia and the Middle East, named after the Alborz mountain range, north of Tehran. Its place in th ...

. He received his master's degree in

industrial engineering Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

from

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...

. Adel is a close friend of

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian Association football, football manager and former professional footballer. A Striker (association football), striker, he was the captain (association football), captain of the Iran national footbal ...

as they both attended the same university. He is a member and the captain of the celebrities football team in Iran. Ferdosipour voted for

Mir Hossein Mousavi ''Mir'' (, ; ) was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, first by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 19 ...

in the 2009 Iranian presidential elections.

Performances

TV programs

Internet programs

Film

Theatre

Popularity

Adel Ferdosipour is considered to be one of the most popular public figures in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, due to his honesty, sincerity, his unique kind of reportage and even questioning and disagreeing with high authority officials. His program, which airs on Monday nights, has an audience of over 30 million (40 million has also been stated by some sources).

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considered Ferdosipour among 20 powerful persons of

in 2009 because of his widespread popularity.

References

External links

Adel Ferdowsi-Pour's interview in Durahmi program
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Aparat Aparat (, ') is an Iranian video-sharing and social media platform established in 2011 by Saba Idea. Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, it has become the most visited video-sharing service in Iran, offering a diverse range of content across variou ...

) 1974 births Living people People from Kerman Iranian journalists Iranian television personalities Sharif University of Technology alumni Iranian industrial engineers People from Kerman province Iranian radio and television presenters {{Iran-engineer-stub