The Iron Sheik
Birth Name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri
Date of Birth: March 15/September 9, 1942
Place of Birth: Damghan, Semnan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Date of Death: June 7, 2023
Place of Death: Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Ethnicity: Iranian
The Iron Sheik was an Iranian-American professional and amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the only Iranian champion in WWE history, as he won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. He was part of a tag team with Nikolai Volkoff. He was also known as Ali Vaziri, Col. Mustafa, Great Hossein Arab, and Muhammad Farouk. He also gained popularity as a radio show guest.
The Iron Sheik moved to the U.S. c. 1970. He was assistant coach of two U.S. Olympic squads, and was 1971’s Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman wrestling champion and gold medalist. He was also assistant coach to the U.S. team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, and turned to wrestling the same year. He was married to Caryl Peterson, until his death, with whom he had three children.
The Iron Sheik was a Shia Muslim.
@Follers , can you please add Anthony Volpe he is a MEDIOCRE baseball player . I believe he is half Italian and half Philipino… blessings
Why is this profile’s url so wrong?
Hi passingtime! Mind explaining what you mean? Great to hear from you, btw
Maybe it’s just me, but the url is under Karen Burbach, that’s no where near his legal/birth name or professional name. Pretty puzzling…
No, Karen Burbach Santucci is a different celebrity.
No what?
@Passingtime85, Karen Barbuch Santucci and The Iron Sheik are different people.
I understand, but why is the url for this profile:https://ethnicelebs.com/karen-burbach/
@Follers sense of humor probably
RIP :-( Strangely enough I don’t remember adding this wrestler? but still incredibly sad.