IRIFF Ansarifard was a transitory board member of the
Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation from 17 December 2006, to 8 May 2010.
Persepolis On 5 December 2005, by three votes to two, he was chosen to be Persepolis' chairman after the resignation of Hojatollah Khatib. In April 2007, Ansarifard resigned from his post because of pressure from political board members. In late April 2007 Ansarifard submitted his resignation to Ali Saeedlu in protest at the intervention of Physical Education on appointing several new managers into the club management committee. It was reported that
Persepolis management has accepted Ansarifard's resignation, however this was not the case, and Ansarifard remained as chairman of
Persepolis until the end of the
2006/07 season.
Rah Ahan Ansarifard became chairman of
IPL side
Rah Ahan F.C. on 1 August 2007. He resigned effective on 12 July 2012. ==Notes==