TEHRAN - Hassan Ghafourifard, former president of Iran’s Physical Education Organization (PEO), passed away on Thursday.

He died at the age of 79 after a lengthy illness in Tehran.

Ghafourifard head Iran’s Physical Education Organization from 1989 to 1994.

As a politician, he represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr twice in the Parliament of Iran, as well as serving a brief spell from Mashhad and Kalat electoral district.

Tehran Times extends deepest sympathy to his family, loved ones, and friends over his demise.