Masoud Soltanifar

Masoud Soltanifar (Persian: مسعود سلطانی‌فر‎, born 5 February 1960 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, historian and the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports since 1 November 2016. He was previously Vice President of Iran and head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization.[1] He is the former member of City Council of Tehran and Governor of Gilan Province. He was previously deputy head of Physical Education Organization and Hassan Rouhani's candidate for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, a nomination that rejected by the parliament. In October 2016, he was again nominated for the position and was approved by the new parliament. He is a member of National Trust Party,[2] as well as Moderation and Development Party.[3]

Masoud Soltanifar
Minister of Sport and Youths
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Nasrollah Sajjadi (acting)
Vice President of Iran Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization
In office 1 February 2014 – 5 November 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mohammad Beheshti (acting)
Succeeded by	Zahra Ahmadipour
Member of the City Council of Tehran
In office 3 September 2013 – 31 January 2014
Preceded by	Mohammad Mehdi Moffateh
Succeeded by	Ali Saberi
Governor of Gilan Province
In office 16 August 2001 – 26 September 2005
Preceded by	Ali Soufi
Succeeded by	Ali Abdollahi
Personal details
Born	(1960-02-05) 5 February 1960 Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Moderation and Development Party National Trust Party
Alma mater	University of Tehran