Omid Askari is an attorney-at-law and member of the Iran Central Bar Association. His thesis titled "Dispute Resolution Proceedings in Football" was written in the field of sports law. In order to write the aforementioned thesis, he studied, reviewed and analyzed many books, articles, laws, regulations, procedures and decisions issued by national and international sports dispute resolution bodies, particularly in football. Askari is familiar with English and has a background in sports law research.