Is The Iron Sheik Living or Dead?

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Is Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor (1942–2023) The Iron Sheik dead? Or ... still alive?

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By Andrew Droid Webber

Updated 21 September 2023

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Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor (1942–2023)

The Iron Sheik is ...

Dead

Born	15 March 1942 in Damghan
Died	7 June 2023 in Fayetteville
Age	81 years, 3 months

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	United States of America and Iran
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Occupation	professional wrestler, actor and amateur wrestler
Height	1.83m (6'0")
Weight	119kg (262.3lbs)
Awards	WWE Hall of Fame
Twitter username	the_ironsheik
Instagram username	therealironsheik
Sport	amateur wrestling and professional wrestling

About The Iron Sheik

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He was an Iranian-American professional wrestler and actor (1942–2023).

The Iron Sheik has worked as a professional wrestler, actor and amateur wrestler. He has has won WWE Hall of Fame.

His height is 1.83m (6 ft, 0 in).

He is also known as Hossein Khosrow Vaziri, Khosrow Vaziri and Iron Sheik.

About Death

Vaziri died at home in Fayetteville, Georgia, on June 7, 2023. His cause of death was cardiac arrest with congestive heart failure and hypertension as contributing factors.