Ali Safa-Sonboli (, November 20, 1932 – 2002) was an Iranian weightlifter. He won silver medals at the 1958 Asian Games and 1957 World Championships, placing third in 1958. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he failed to complete the snatch event. After retiring from competitions he worked as an international weightlifting referee. He died in 2002 and is survived by two sons. References Iranian male weightlifters Iranian strength athletes 1932 births World Weightlifting Championships medalists 2002 deaths Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games People from Qaem Shahr Sportspeople from Mazandaran province 20th-century Iranian people