Kazem Rahbari received both his international football and basketball referee certificate 1n 1948 ahead of the Olympic Games in London.
Rahbari was the first Iranian international referee for both sports in Iran.
Late Shah and Queen Farah
Being one of the late Shah of Iran's closest people in Iran's sports world, the late Shah appointed him as Queen Farah's all around sports man. After the 1979 regime change Queen Farah praised in her interview with French TV Rahbari for his service to Iranian sports. All together Rahbari had held position as the head of volleyball federation, deputy to the head of football federation, deputy to the head of tennis and table tennis federation and also the head of physical education.
