Rouhollah Dadashi

Rouhollah Dadashi, who lived from 24 January 1982 to 16 July 2011, was an Iranian powerlifter, bodybuilder and strongman who competed for Iran in international strongman competitions. He took part five times in Iran's Strongest Man contest, reached the final round each time and became the champion twice, in 2009 and 2010. He was stabbed and killed on 16 July 2011 in a fight that began as an argument with another driver and his passengers, and police in the city of Karaj arrested the three attackers over the following days. Thousands of people attended his burial at Imamzadeh Mohammad in Karaj on 18 July 2011.