The Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (I.R.I.B.F.) is the governing body for Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. It was founded in 1945, and has been a member of FIBA since 1947. It is also a member of the FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.-National teams:East AsiaGulfMiddle AsiaSoutheast AsiaWest Asia-Top ten FIBA Asia teams:...

. The IRIBF is responsible for organizing the Iran national basketball team

Iran national basketball team

The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, and the two time champions of the FIBA Asia Championship.-History:...

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Previous Presidents

Mahmoud Mashhoun (1979-1980)


Ali Moghaddasian (1980-1985)


Nasser Biglari (1985-1989)


Mahmoud Mashhoun (1989-1994)


Mehrdad Agin (1994-1997)


Ali Ghazanfari (1997-2002)


Mahmoud Mashhoun (2003-Present)