▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( I . R . I . B . F .) ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁basketball ▁in ▁Iran . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁FI BA ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁FI BA ▁Asia . ▁The ▁I RI BF ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁Iran ▁national ▁basketball ▁team . ▁▁ َ Av val market ▁is ▁spons or ▁of ▁Team ▁M elli ▁Basketball . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁Pres idents ▁ ▁Mah m oud ▁M ash h oun ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Ali ▁M og h add as ian ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 5 ) ▁ ▁N asser ▁Big l ari ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁Mah m oud ▁M ash h oun ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 4 ) ▁ ▁Me hr d ad ▁Ag in ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Ali ▁Gh az an f ari ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Mah m oud ▁M ash h oun ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Ram in ▁Tab at ab ae i ▁( 2 0 1 8 – Pres ent ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Basketball ▁feder ation ▁National ▁Category : S ports ▁organizations ▁established ▁in