Ali Abdo

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Ali Abdo
Chairman of Perspolis FC
In office 2 December 1963 – 3 January 1975
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Mostafa Mokri
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-06)January 6, 1924 Tehran, Iran
Died	January 29, 1980(1980-01-29) (aged 56) New York City, United States
Nationality	Iranian American
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 1975.

Early life

He was born on 6 January 1924 in Boroujerd, 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 returned 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.^[1]

External links

References

↑ Chamran Complex

Business positions
Preceded by New title	Persepolis chairman 1963–1975	Succeeded by Mostafa Mokri

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Persondata
Name	Abdo, Ali
Alternative names
Short description	Founder of Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club
Date of birth	1924
Place of birth	Tehran, Iran
Date of death	1980
Place of death	United States

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