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The Iron Sheik

Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor

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born
1942
died
2023
age at death
81
known for
professional wrestler, actor, amateur wrestler

1942 – 2023

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Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, was an Iranian-American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. To date he is the only Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983.

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