Mohammad Rouyanian

Mohammad Reza Rouyanian (Persian: محمدرضا رویانیان) is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former Revolutionary Guard commander. He was the chairman of famous multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club from 20 September 2011 until his resignation on 22 January 2014. He was Head of Transportation Management Center from 2007 to 2011. Before that, he was Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police between 2005 and 2007.


Mohammad-Reza Rouyanian
محمد رویانیان
Born
Anooshiravan Rouyanian[1]

(1960-05-12) May 12, 1960
Nowshahr, Iran
Military career
Service/branchRevolutionary Committees
Revolutionary Guards
Law Enforcement Force
Years of service1981–2007
Rank2nd Brigadier general
Commands heldTraffic Police of Tehran
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Early life

He was born on 12 May 1960 in Noor, Mazandaran Province, Iran. He was joined to the City of Noor Police in 1981 and became Commissioner ten years later. After serving two years as Commissioner of Noor Police, he was appointed as Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police in 1993. He is married and has two daughters and one son.

Police career

He was Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police from 1993 to 2000. He was appointed as first Head of Social Section and was in office until 2005[2] He became Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police in 2005. Rouyanian was retired in 2007 and was appointed as Transportation Management Center by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad one the same year.[3] He resigned from this position in 2011.

Sports career

He was a member of Iran military team from 1985 to 1990. He was Ahmadinejad's candidate as head of National Sports Organization in 2009 to succeeding Mohammad Aliabadi but he was refused and withdrawn from this position. He was appointed as one of the Board of Directors of the Persepolis club on 19 September 2011 and was elected as chairman of Persepolis and succeeded Habib Kashani, a day after on 20 September 2011.

On 23 December 2011, Rouyanian appointed Mustafa Denizli as new coach of Persepolis.

He signed contracts with Saeid Ghadami and Éamon Zayed in mid-season as the first players who signed during his time as chairman of Persepolis and also brought back the legend, Mehdi Mahdavikia and signed with Asmir Avdukić on loan.

He managed to attract major players in the transfer season, summer 2012. Shahab Gordan, Jalal Hosseini, Hossein Mahini, Mehrdad Pouladi, Mohsen Bengar, Mohammad Ghazi, Mohammad Ghazi, Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh, Afshin Esmaeilzadeh, Roberto Sousa, Karim Ansarifard, Amir Abedzadeh, Mehrzad Madanchi and Nilson Corrêa, are an example of his purchase. Since then, the team was dubbed the Red Galaxy. After Denizli's resignation, he open talks with Manuel José, Bruno Metsu, Gérard Houllier and Gabriel Calderón and finally signs with Manuel José. In middle of that season José was fired and Yahya Golmohammadi who was the second team coach accepted the president's offer to lead Persepolis. On 20 May 2013, Ali Daei was officially announced as the club's manager for the next three seasons by Rouyanian.[4][5][6][7][8] On 22 January 2014, Rouyanian resigned as the club's chairman and his resignation was accepted by the board of directors.


Signings

RankPlayerFromYear
1. Saeid Ghadami Foolad2011
2. Éamon Zayed Derry City2011
3. Mehdi Mahdavikia Damash Gilan2012
4. Hossein Hooshyar Shahrdari Yasuj2012
5. Hossein KanaaniYouth System2012
6. Mehrdad Pooladi Mes Kerman2012
7. Asmir Avdukić Borac Banja Luka2012
8. Mohammad Ghazi Zob Ahan2012
9. Shahab Gordan Zob Ahan2012
10. Hossein Mahini Zob Ahan2012
11. Jalal Hosseini Sepahan2012
12. Mohsen Bengar Sepahan2012
13. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh Rah Ahan2012
14. Afshin Esmaeilzadeh Damash2012
15. Karim Ansarifard Saipa2012
16. Roberto Sousa Marítimo2012
17. Amir Abedzadeh LA Blues2012
18. Mehrzad Madanchi Al-Shaab2012
19. Nilson Corrêa Guimarães2012
20. Reza Haghighi Fajr Sepasi2013
21. Adel Kolahkaj Sepahan2013
22. Marko Perović Red Star Belgrade2013
23. Reza Mohammadi Sepahan2013
24. Vlatko Grozdanoski Liaoning Whowin2013
25. Omid Alishah Rah Ahan2013
26. Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Tractor Sazi2013
27. Meysam Hosseini Naft Tehran2013
28. Mehrdad Kafshgari Rah Ahan2013
29. Milad Gharibi Saipa2013
30. Mohammad Abbaszadeh Nassaji2013
31. Younes Shakeri Aboomoslem2013
32. Payam Sadeghian Zob Ahan2013
33. Ghasem Dehnavi Tractor Sazi2013
34. Marko Šćepanović FK Mladost Podgorica2013
35. Milad KamandaniYouth System2013
36. Farshad GhasemiYouth System2013
37. Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Ajman2013
38. Farzad Hatami Foolad2013

References

Business positions
Preceded by
Habib Kashani
Persepolis chairman
2011–2014
Succeeded by
Ali Parvin
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