Career
He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is the brother of Amir Reza Khadem. He is currently President of Iran Wrestling Federation, being elected for the position on 4 January 2014. He was a Tehran City Councillor from 2003 to 2013.
He is also the technical director of Iran"s wrestling national teams and head coach of Iran"s freestyle wrestling national team since January 2012.