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Mahdi Maleki was a 39-year-old man of Lor Bakhtiari descent who lived in Shahin Shahr, Isfahan. A devoted father to a four-year-old girl, his life was cut short in January 2026 when he was killed by security forces during the protest movement. He died from a direct gunshot wound to the head. Following the shooting, Mahdi’s family spent a week in agonizing uncertainty while he was missing. When they finally located him, his body had been so severely damaged that identification through facial features was impossible. His loved ones were only able to identify him by a specific mark on his foot. Mahdi Maleki was laid to rest in Behesht Masoumeh Cemetery in Shahin Shahr. He is remembered by his community as a victim of state violence and a father whose presence was stolen from his young daughter.

مهدی ملکی، مردی ۳۹ ساله و از لرهای بختیاری بود که در جریان اعتراضات دی‌ماه ۱۴۰۴ در شاهین‌شهر اصفهان جان خود را از دست داد. او پدر دختری چهار ساله بود که با شلیک مستقیم مأموران امنیتی به سرش کشته شد. خانواده مهدی پس از یک هفته بی‌خبری و جست‌وجو، سرانجام موفق به یافتن پیکر او شدند. به دلیل شدت جراحات وارد شده به سر، شناسایی چهره او ممکن نبود و خانواده‌اش تنها از روی نشانه‌ای که بر روی پایش داشت، موفق به شناسایی هویت او شدند. پیکر این جان‌باخته در آرامستان بهشت معصومه شاهین‌شهر به خاک سپرده شد. یاد او به عنوان پدری که در مسیر حق‌طلبی جان سپرد، در میان خانواده و هم‌تبارانش گرامی داشته می‌شود.