Dr. Behrooz Barjesteh was born in 1958 in Tehran. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from the Higher School of Sports in 1976, a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from the University of Tehran in 1991, and a P.h.D. in sports physiology from Kharazmi University.

Sport Management Background:

•         Head of Tehran Gymnastics Association 1981-1983
•          Technical Deputy of the General Directorate of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University, 1999 - 1989
•           Head of the Education Committee of the Basketball Federation 1991-1995
•           Head of the Disabled Sports Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education 1992-2007
•           Member and founder of the Biomechanics Commission of the National Olympic Committee
•           Supervising Chief of the national teams sent to the Athens 2004 Olympic and the Qatar Asian Games 2002-2006
•           Technical Vice President of the University Sports Federation 2007-2014
•           Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games Headquarters 2010-2012
•           Member of the Book and Publications Council of the National Olympic Committee 2010-2014
•           Chairman of the Evaluation Committee of the National Olympic Committee 2011-2013
•           Secretary of the National Teams Monitoring Center of the National Olympic Committee 2014-2016
•           Member of the Scientific Committee and Supervision of National Teams of the National Olympic Committee 2014-2016

Executive Background in Sports for the Disabled:

•           Chief of the Technical Committee of the Federation of the Disabled Sport 1981-1984
•          Wheelchair national basketball team coach 1982-1985
•           National classifier of all sports for the disabled since 1981
•           Chairman of the Sports Committee of People with Cerebral Palsy (CP) since 1989
•          Director of International Relations of Disabled Sports Federation 1997-1999
•           Deputy of Plan and Program of the Disabled Sports Federation 1999-2001
•           Member of the Executive Board of the National Paralympic Committee 1999-2009
•           Secretary of the Disabled Sports Federation 2001-2003
•           Technical Deputy of the Disabled Sports Federation, 2003-2007
•           International Classifier of People with Cerebral Palsy (CP) 2004 so far
•           Board Member of the Disabled Sports Federation 2006-2014
•          Vice Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Wheelchair Basketball Committee 2006-2010
•           International Classifier for 7-a-side senior football team (CP) since 2007
•          Boccia International Senior Classifier since 2007Technical Deputy of the National Paralympic Committee 2017