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

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 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 1975, and has been a member of IHF

International Handball Federation

The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...

 since 1978. It is also a member of the Asian Handball Federation. The IRIHF is responsible for organizing the Iran national handball team

Iran national handball team

The Iran national handball team is the national handball team of Iran and is controlled by the IR Iran Handball Federation.- Asian Championship:* 1989: 8th place* 1991: 11th place* 1993: 9th place* 2000: 5th place* 2002: 5th place* 2004: 7th place...

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Previous Presidents

1- Haroun Mahdavi


2- Mahmoud Mashhoun


3- Amir Hosseini


4- Mahmoud Mashhoun


5- Mohammad Hamzeh Alipour


6- Salimi


7- Ali Mohammad Amirtash


8- Alireza Rahimi (1994-2010)


9- Jalal Kouzehgari (2010-present)