| Adel Ferdosipour | |
| Native Name: | عادل فردوسیپور |
| Birth Name: | Adel Ferdosipour |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Rafsanjan, Imperial State of Iran[1] |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Education: | Sharif University of Technology, Tehran |
| Employer: | IRIB & Sharif University of Technology |
| Occupation: | Television sports commentator |
| Signature: | Adel Ferdosipour signature.svg |
| Signature Size: | 70px |
| Height: | 1.9m |
Adel Ferdosipour (Persian: عادل فردوسیپور; born 3 October 1974) is an Iranian journalist, football commentator, translator, university professor, and television show host and producer. He was the host and producer of the popular TV show Navad.He is a producer of the popular TV show Football 120 and supervisor of Football 360.
Ferdosipour was born on 3 October 1974 in Rafsanjan, Kerman province. Ferdosipour attended Zoghi Elementary School, before graduating to attend Alborz High School. He received his master's degree in industrial engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Adel is a close friend of Ali Daei as they both attended the same university. He is a member and the captain of the celebrities football team in Iran.[2] Ferdosipour voted for Mir Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian presidential elections.[3]
| Year | Title | Job | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2019 | Navad | Presenter, Producer | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2013–2023 | Football 120 | Producer, Narrator | IRIB Varzesh | |
| 2014 | Bist Chahardah | Presenter, Producer | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2018 | Bist Hejdah | Presenter, Producer | IRIB TV3 | |
| 2018–2020 | UEFA Champions League magazine | Narrator | IRIB Varzesh |
| Year | Title | Job | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hattrick | Presenter, Producer | Aio Internet TV | |
| 2019 | Clasico | Producer | Cafe Bazaar, Filimo, Namava | |
| 2020–present | UEFA Champions League magazine | Narrator | Filimo (2020–2022), Football 360 (2022–present) | |
| 2022–present | Football 360 | Producer, Presenter, Editor-in-chief | Football 360 website and application |
Adel Ferdosipour is considered to be one of the most popular public figures in Iran, due to his honesty, sincerity, his unique kind of reportage and even questioning and disagreeing with high authority officials. His program, which airs on Monday nights, has an audience of over 30 million (40 million has also been stated by some sources). Newsweek Magazine considered Ferdosipour among 20 powerful persons of Iran in 2009 because of his widespread popularity.[4]