Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkbp:billedFrom gptkb:Tehran,_Iran
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-03-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Damghan,_Iran
gptkbp:championshipHeld gptkb:WWF_Tag_Team_Championship
gptkb:WWF_World_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marissa_Vaziri
gptkb:Nikki_Vaziri
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-06-07
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:filmAppearance gptkb:The_Wrestler_(2008)
gptkbp:height 6 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Imperial_Iranian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Iranian
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:WWF_Tag_Team_Champion_(with_Nikolai_Volkoff)
gptkb:WWF_World_Heavyweight_Champion_(1983-1984)
WWE Hall of Fame inductee
AAU Greco-Roman wrestling gold medalist
gptkbp:notableFeud gptkb:Sgt._Slaughter
gptkb:Hulk_Hogan
gptkbp:notableFor influential wrestling persona in the 1980s
portraying an anti-American heel character
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professional_wrestler
actor
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:retired 2010
gptkbp:signatureMove gptkb:Camel_Clutch
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caryl_Peterson
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Sheik_(documentary)
gptkbp:tagTeamPartner gptkb:Nikolai_Volkoff
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Verne_Gagne
gptkbp:twitter gptkb:@the_ironsheik
gptkbp:weight 258 lb
gptkbp:wrestlingDebut 1972
gptkbp:wrestlingRingName gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkbp:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_inductee 2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkb:Colonel_Mustafa
gptkb:Iron_Sheik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6