Ali Abdo

Ali Abdo
Chairman of Perspolis FC
In office 2 December 1963 – 1 December 1970
Preceded by	Position estabilished
Succeeded by	Fatemeh Pahlavi
Personal details
Born	January 6, 1924(1924-01-06) Tehran, Iran
Died	January 29, 1980(1980-01-29) (aged 56) New York City, United States
Nationality	Iranian
Spouse(s)	Manijeh Abdo
Children	2

Ali Abdo (Ali Abde and Alan Morgan) (Persian: علی عبده‎) was an Iranian boxer and founder of Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. He was Chairman of Persepolis F.C. from 1963 to 1970.

Early life

He was born on 6 January 1924 in Tehran, Iran. He was son of Mohammad Abdo Boroujerdi who was first Iran's Prosecutor in Reza Shah's era. He was also brother of Jalal Abde who was Iran's Ambassador to India and Italy. He was married with Manijeh Abdo in 1957 and they had two daughters and one son.

Career

Abdo came to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer. He founded Persepolis Sports Club in 1963, which is made up of a basketball team, bowling team, volleyball team and now a football team, Persepolis F.C..

Persepolis F.C. today is one of the most successful and popular Iranian football clubs.

Bowling Abdo, the club's original headquarters still exists today on Shariati Avenue as the Shahid Chamran Sports and Cultural Complex.

External links

• "شناختنامه علی عبده; پسر دادستان - برادر حاکم و پدر پرسپولیس". Etemaad Newspaper. http://www.etemaad.ir/Released/88-06-08/archive.htm. 
• "ظهور آبی و قرمز در تاریکخانه سیاست". Etemaad Newspaper. http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1499989. 

References

Business positions
Preceded by New title	Persepolis chairman 1963-1970	Succeeded by Fatemeh Pahlavi