{{Short description|Iranian businessman, football administrator and Revolutionary Guard commander}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = [[Sardar (IRGC)|Sardar]] | birth_name = Anooshiravan Rouyanian<ref>[http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/269607/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF نام اصلی رویانیان] فارس</ref> | name = Mohammad-Reza Rouyanian | native_name = محمد رویانیان | native_name_lang = fa | image = Mohammad Rouyanian press conference.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|05|12}} | birth_place = [[Nowshahr]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Imperial State of Iran]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = | otherparty = | spouse = | alma_mater = | signature = | module = {{Infobox military person | embed = yes | branch = [[Islamic Revolution Committees|Revolutionary Committees]]<br>[[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Revolutionary Guards]]<br>[[Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Law Enforcement Force]] | service_years = 1981–2007 | rank = 2nd [[Brigadier general]] | commands = [[Iranian Traffic Police|Traffic Police]] of Tehran | battles = [[Iran–Iraq War]] | awards = | other_work = }} }}
'''Mohammad Reza Rouyanian''' ({{langx|fa|محمدرضا رویانیان}}) is an Iranian businessman, football administrator and former [[Iranian Revolutionary Guards|Revolutionary Guard]] commander. He was the chairman of multisport club [[Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club]] from 20 September 2011 until his resignation on 22 January 2014. He was Head of [[Transportation in Iran|Transportation Management Center]] from 2007 to 2011. Before that, he was Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police between 2005 and 2007.
==Early life== He was born on 12 May 1960 in [[Noor, Iran|Noor]], [[Mazandaran province]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Imperial State of Iran]]. He joined the City of Noor Police in 1981 and became Commissioner ten years later. After serving two years as Commissioner of Noor Police, he was appointed as Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police in 1993.
==Police career== He was Commissioner of Mazandaran Province Police from 1993 to 2000. He was appointed as first Head of Social Section and was in office until 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1380/800710/html/casual.htm |title=Mohammad Rouyanian's speaking about his careers |access-date=2011-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002001722/http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1380/800710/html/casual.htm |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He became Commissioner of the City of Tehran Transportation Police in 2005. Rouyanian retired in 2007 and was appointed as the head of the [[Transportation in Iran|Transportation Management Center]] by [[President of Iran|President]] [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] the same year.<ref>[http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/news-56760.aspx Rouyanian appointed as TMC head]</ref> He resigned from this position in 2011.
==Sports career== He was a member of [[Iran national football team|Iran military team]] from 1985 to 1990. He was Ahmadinejad's candidate as head of [[National Sports Organization]] in 2009 to succeeding [[Mohammad Aliabadi]] but he was refused and withdrawn from this position. He was appointed as one of the board of directors of the [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis club]] on 19 September 2011 and was elected as chairman of Persepolis and succeeded [[Habib Kashani]], a day after on 20 September 2011.
He managed to attract major players in the transfer season, summer 2012. [[Shahab Gordan]], [[Jalal Hosseini]], [[Hossein Mahini]], [[Mehrdad Pouladi]], [[Mohsen Bengar]], [[Mohammad Ghazi (footballer)|Mohammad Ghazi]], [[Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh]], [[Afshin Esmaeilzadeh]], [[Roberto de Souza Rezende|Roberto Sousa]], [[Karim Ansarifard]], [[Amir Abedzadeh]], [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] and [[Nilson Corrêa Júnior|Nilson Corrêa]], are an example of his purchase. Since then, the team was dubbed the [[Red]] [[Galaxy]]. After Denizli's resignation, he open talks with [[Manuel José]], [[Bruno Metsu]], [[Gérard Houllier]] and [[Gabriel Calderón]] and finally signs with [[Manuel José]]. In middle of that season José was fired and [[Yahya Golmohammadi]] who was the second team coach accepted the president's offer to lead Persepolis. On 20 May 2013, [[Ali Daei]] was officially announced as the club's manager for the next three seasons by Rouyanian.<ref>{{cite web |title = گل محمدی سرمربی پرسپولیس شد |url = http://jamnews.ir/detail/News/135235 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130616154311/http://jamnews.ir/detail/News/135235 |url-status = dead |archive-date = June 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = داستان خداحافظی مهدوی کیا/ دوباره شأن پنج دقیقه ایی به میان آمد |url = http://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/109420/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%A3%D9%86-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC-%D8%AF%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%AF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = نقش گل محمدی و اخلاق در ماجرای خداحافظی غریبانه مهدوی کیا |date = 7 May 2013|url = http://khabaronline.ir/detail/291354/weblog/kasirian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = يحيي گل محمدي استعفا داد |url = http://www.navad.net/newscontent.aspx?NewsID=64645 |access-date = 2013-05-21 |archive-date = 2013-06-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130608131731/http://www.navad.net/Newscontent.aspx?NewsID=64645 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title =علی دایی سرمربی پرسپولیس شد|url =http://www1.fc-perspolis.com/news_content/main/newsId:10472|url-status =dead|archiveurl =https://archive.today/20130615192421/http://www1.fc-perspolis.com/news_content/main/newsId:10472|archivedate =2013-06-15}}</ref> On 22 January 2014, Rouyanian resigned as the club's chairman and his resignation was accepted by the board of directors.
===Signings=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !! Player !! From !! Year |- |1. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saeid Ghadami]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] || [[2011 in association football|2011]] |- |2. || {{flagicon|Libya}} [[Éamon Zayed]] || {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] || [[2011 in association football|2011]] |- |3. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[S.C. Damash|Damash Gilan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |4. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Hossein Hooshyar]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Shahrdari Yasuj F.C.|Shahrdari Yasuj]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |5. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Hossein Kanaani]] || [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves and Academy|Youth System]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |6. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehrdad Pooladi]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |7. || {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Asmir Avdukić]] || {{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[FK Borac Banja Luka|Borac Banja Luka]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |8. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mohammad Ghazi (footballer)|Mohammad Ghazi]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |9. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Shahab Gordan]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |10. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Hossein Mahini]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |11. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Jalal Hosseini]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |12. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mohsen Bengar]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |13. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |14. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Afshin Esmaeilzadeh]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[S.C. Damash|Damash]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |15. || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Karim Ansarifard]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |16. || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto de Sousa Rezende|Roberto Sousa]] || {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |17. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Abedzadeh]] || {{Flag icon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Blues|LA Blues]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |18. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] || {{Flag icon|UAE}} [[Al-Shaab (UAE)|Al-Shaab]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |19. || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nilson Corrêa Júnior|Nilson Corrêa]] || {{Flag icon|POR}} [[Vitória S.C.|Guimarães]] || [[2012 in association football|2012]] |- |20. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Haghighi]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Fajr Sepasi F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |21. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Adel Kolahkaj]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |22. || {{flagicon|SER}} [[Marko Perović (footballer born 1984)|Marko Perović]] || {{Flag icon|SER}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |23. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Mohammadi (footballer)|Reza Mohammadi]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |24. || {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Vlatko Grozdanoski]] || {{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Liaoning Whowin]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |25. || {{flagicon|IRN}} '''[[Omid Alishah]]''' || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |26. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Seyed-Salehi]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |27. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Meysam Hosseini]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Naft Tehran F.C.|Naft Tehran]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |28. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehrdad Kafshgari]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |29. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Milad Gharibi]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |30. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Abbaszadeh]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |31. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Younes Shakeri]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Aboomoslem F.C.|Aboomoslem]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |32. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Payam Sadeghian]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |33. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ghasem Dehnavi]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |34. || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Marko Šćepanović]] || {{Flag icon|MNE}} [[FK Mladost Podgorica]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |35. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Milad Kamandani]] || [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves and Academy|Youth System]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |36. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farshad Ghasemi]] || [[Persepolis F.C. Reserves and Academy|Youth System]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |37. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (footballer, born 1983)|Mohammad Reza Khalatbari]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ajman Club|Ajman]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |38. || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farzad Hatami]] || {{Flag icon|IRN}} [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] || [[2013 in association football|2013]] |- |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== {{commons category|Mohammad Rouyanian}}
{{s-start}} {{s-bus}} {{succession box | title= [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] chairman | before= [[Habib Kashani]] | after= [[Ali Parvin]] | years= 2011–2014}} {{s-end}}
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