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FIFA rules dictate that a national football association must remain autonomous from the national government. However, on December 17, 2006, the ban was lifted and a new Interim Board was formed with Mohsen Safaei Farahani as chairman, Kioumars Hashemi as vice-chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifar, Hassan Ghaffari, Mohammad Khabiri and Ali Reghbati as members.
