Hassan Rahnavardi

Mohammad Hassan Rahnavardi (Persian: محمد حسن رهنوردی‎, born 10 May 1927) is an Iranian physician, politician and former weightlifter. He was born in Tabriz. He earned two gold medals in Asian Games in 1950s. He was a member of National Consultative Assembly from Sari and later from Tehran. He was a deputy minister of health and minister of education prior to the Iranian Islamic revolution. His last position was Governor of Yazd.

Hassan Rahnavardi

Personal information
Nationality	Iran
Born	(1927-05-10) 10 May 1927
Weight	82.90 kg (182.8 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	90 kg
Medal record Representing  Iran Men's weightlifting World Championships 1957 Tehran 90 kg 1949 Scheveningen 75 kg 1951 Milan 82.5 kg 1955 Munich 90 kg Asian Games 1951 New Delhi 82.5 kg 1958 Tokyo 90 kg

He has a Doctor of Dental Surgery from University of Tehran, master of public health from Johns Hopkins University and a DrPH from Tulane University. For five years he was secretary general of Iranian National Olympic Committee and in charge of Iranian Olympic Team for 1968 Maxico City Games and 1972 Munich Games in Germany.