The Iron Sheik
Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor (1942–2023)
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Updated 2026-06-20
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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- ذا آيرون شيكLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- ذا ايرون شيكLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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