Mousa Esmaeilpour Karimi

Mousa Esmaeilpour Karimi is an Iranian professional bodybuilder and coach, born on 21 September 1981 in Babol, Iran. He first took up wrestling in 1996 and competed in national events, but injuries forced him out of that sport after about four years. He turned to bodybuilding around 2001 and won first place at the national bodybuilding competition in 2003, then moved to Dubai in 2004 to continue his training. After a break from competition he won the Asian championship in 2010, earning an IFBB certificate and a prize for best shaped body. In 2014 he placed second in the Physique category at an international competition in India, his first placing there as an Iranian athlete, and at the IFBB Dubai Muscle Show in 2016 he took gold in the Physique championship. He holds a WBPF coaching certificate and is the coach of Iran's national bodybuilding team.