Ali Abdoh ( fa, علی عبده) was an Iranian boxer and founder of Persepolis F.C., one of the major teams in Iran. He was Chairman of Persepolis F.C. from 1963 to 1975.

Early life

He was born in 1928 in

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. He was son of Mohammad Abdoh Boroujerdi who was a chief justice and expert in Islamic law in the

Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi ( fa, رضا شاه پهلوی; ; originally Reza Khan (); 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer, politician (who served as Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), ...

era. He was also brother of Jalal Abdoh who was Iran's Ambassador to

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and

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and to the United Nations. Jalal Abdoh was also one of the members of the team that argued Iran's case against the British at the Hague for nationalization of its oil during the Mossadegh era.

Career

Abdo returned to

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from the

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and was a championship boxer. He founded Persepolis Sports Club in 1963, which is also made up of a basketball team, volleyball team and most importantly the famous football team, Persepolis F.C. Persepolis F.C. today is one of the most successful and popular

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clubs. ''Bowling Abdoh'', the club's original headquarters still exists today on Shariati Avenue as the Shahid Chamran Sports and Cultural Complex.

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* * 1928 births 1980 deaths Persepolis F.C. Iranian male boxers Iranian expatriates in the United States 20th-century Iranian people {{Iran-boxing-bio-stub