The Iron Sheik

Iranian professional wrestler and actor (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. He was the first, and thus far only, Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983.

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