Iraj Rad, chairman of the board at Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1945, Tehran
Profession: Actor, director
Education: Bachelor of Arts in drama from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran; Master of Arts in theater directing from Cardiff University in Wales
Recipient of the Certificate of First Degree Art from the Evaluation Council of the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry
Member of the board and managing director of Iranian Theater Forum from 2000 to 2013
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Nader Borhani Marand, vice president of board of directors at Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1970
Profession: Director, playwright
Education: Master of Arts in drama, acting and directing branches, from Faculty of Cinema and Theater, Tehran University of Art
Member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum
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Behzad Farahani, member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum since 2000
Date and place of birth: 1944, Tehran
Profession: Actor, director, writer, announcer
Education: Bachelor of Arts in drama from Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Master of Arts in drama from National Theater of Strasbourg (France)
Recipient of the Certificate of First Degree Art from the Evaluation Council of the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry
Chairman of the board of Playwrights’ Association, Iranian Theater Forum, 2001-2006
Chairman of the board of Actors’ Association, Iranian Theater Forum, 2007-2014
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Asghar Hemmat, member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1952, Shiraz
Profession: Actor
Education: Bachelor of Arts in theater from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
Recipient of the Certificate of First Degree Art from the Evaluation Council of the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry
Founding member of Iranian Theater Forum
Director of theater department, Soore University, 200-2003
Managing director of Iranian Theater Forum, 2016
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Kourosh Narimani, member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1969, Nourabad, Delfan
Profession: Writer, director, actor
Education: Bachelor of Arts in dramatic literature from Faculty of Cinema and Theater, Tehran University of Art, 1994; Master of Arts in directing from Tarbiat Modares University, 2001
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Mahmoudreza Rahimi, member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum and the spokesperson of the board of directors
Date and place of birth: 1969, Mashhad
Profession: Director, instructor
Education: Bachelor of Arts in dramatic literature from Faculty of Art and Architecture, Azad University, 1999; Master of Arts in directing from Tarbiat Modares University, 2004
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Hamidreza Naeimi, member of the board of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1974, Sarpol-e Zahab
Profession: Actor, director, writer
Education: Bachelor of Arts in dramatic literature and Master of Arts in acting and directing from Faculty of Art and Architecture, Azad University
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Mehdi Qal’eh, inspector of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1974, Shahr-e Ray
Profession: Actor, director
Education: Bachelor of Arts in directing
Chairman of the board of Children and youth Theater Association, Iranian Theater Forum
Member of Actors’ Association, Iranian Theater Forum
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Maryam Kazemi, alternate member of board of directors, Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1965, Tehran
Profession: Actor, director
Education: Graduate of Anahita Acting School under the supervision of Mostafa Oskouei, 1985-86; graduate of directing and acting from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, 1993
Member of Actors’ Association, Iranian Theater Forum
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Masoud Delkhah, Alternate member of board of directors of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1947, Tehran
Profession: Director, instructor
Education: Master of Arts and PhD from the University of Kansas, the US
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Mohammad Amir Yarahmadi, Alternate member of board of directors of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1959, Borujerd
Profession: Playwright, director
Education: Bachelor of Arts in radio playwriting, 1984-1986, passing a course in filmmaking at Kargah Hona, 1979-1981
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Arash Dadgar, Alternate inspector of Iranian Theater Forum
Date and place of birth: 1973, Shiraz
Profession: Director, dramaturge, actor, instructor
Education: Bachelor of Arts in drama, acting branch, from the Faculty of Art and Architecture, Azad University, 1997; Master of Arts in directing form Tarbiat Modares University, 2002
ITF managing directors since establishment:
Iraj Rad, 2000-2017
Asghar Hemmat, 2017-2018
Shahram Gilabadi 2018-the present time
