Board of Directors

Leila (Liliane) Saber, President

Leila Saber is a French-Iranian lawyer qualified in France and based in Paris. She is founder and partner of an international law firm with offices in Paris, Nice, Lyon and New York. Leila specialises in business and labour law as well as litigation and is experienced in Iran-related matters.

She is the President of the Franco-Iranian Lawyers’ Association (SAFIR) and an active member of several Iranian cultural associations promoting Iranian music, literature and art.


Ava A. Moussavi, Vice President

Ava A. Moussavi is a German-Iranian lawyer qualified in England with a background in legal technology. She is specialised in Corporate law and has worked in multiple jurisdictions, in particular England and Germany.

She has advised corporations for six years at a large international law firm in the City of London. She is now a legal technology expert advising corporations and law firms in Europe, with a focus on the DACH region.


Dr. Andreas Otto, Legal Counsel

Dr. Andreas Otto is a German qualified lawyer and civil notary based in Berlin. He is a partner in a large international law firm and the focus of his work is on Real Estate transactions. Andreas is board member of the Berlin Chamber of Notaries and member of the German-Iranian Lawyers’ Association.

His historical and cultural interest as well as family trips to Iran led him to actively engage in humanitarian and cultural work.


Dr. Ali Rezaei Haddad, Head of Humanitarian Projects

Dr. Ali Rezaei Haddad is a London based British-Iranian neurosurgeon and entrepreneur. He graduated with first class honours at Imperial College London and was presented the Gold Medal for outstanding achievements and the research medal from the University of Warwick. Ali co-founded the internationally acclaimed GoodSAM app used by the United Kingdom National Health Service.

He also directed and curated the Imagining the Future of Medicine at the Royal Albert Hall in partnership with TEDMED, attended by a live audience of 5,000 people. Inspired by the lack of user friendly and affordable neuronavigation solutions worldwide, he founded NeuroNav to democratise access to neurosurgery navigation solutions.

Besides Persian and English, Ali also speaks French.



Daria A. Moussavi, Head of Cultural Projects

Daria A. Moussavi is a Berlin based German-Iranian artist and creative producer. She graduated as an architect from the renowned Architectural Association School of Architecture in London after receiving her RIBA Part II and MArch.

Daria leads our cultural work, planning and implementing cultural events, and is the designer of all of our organisations designs and graphics.


(In accordance with § 26 BGB (German Civil Code).)