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Agency executive
  
Masoud Soltanifar

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Iran)

Formed
  
20 June 2011; 5 years ago (2011-06-20)

Preceding agency
  
Physical Education Organization

Jurisdiction
  
Islamic Republic of Iran

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Persian: وزرات ورزش و جوانان) commonly known as MYAS is the government ministry of youth affairs and sports in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was founded in 2011 after the National Sports Organization was dissolved.

Ministers

  • Mohammad Abbasi (20 June 2011 – 17 August 2013)
  • Reza Salehi Amiri (17 August 2013 – 27 October 2013, Acting)
  • Mohammad Shariatmadari (28 October 2013 – 17 November 2013, Acting)
  • Mahmoud Goudarzi (17 November 2013 – 19 October 2016)
  • Nasrollah Sajjadi (19 October 2016 – 1 November 2016, Acting)
  • Masoud Soltanifar (1 November 2016 – present)

    • References

    Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Iran) Wikipedia
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