Salman Agah

Salman Agah, born on 10 July 1972, is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur. He was born in Washington, DC, to Persian and Azeri parents, started skateboarding at five, and after returning to the United States from living in Iran and Europe settled with his family in San Jose, California. At sixteen Stacy Peralta spotted him and he began riding as a sponsored amateur for Powell Peralta, joining the Powell team in 1989 along with Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee and Lance Mountain. He then skateboarded professionally for Real Skateboards, owned by Deluxe Distribution, from 1990 to 1994.