Hamid Mahdavi
حمید مهدوی
- Age
- 38
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Haft-e Tir Boulevard, Mashhad (+8 more)
- Hometown
- Mashhad
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+2 more)
- Profession
- professional firefighter and international rugby referee
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Hamid Mahdavi was a 38-year-old professional firefighter and international rugby referee from Mashhad. He was also an online influencer, sharing educational content about his work with 95,000 Instagram followers. He was killed on January 8, 2026, on Haft-e Tir Boulevard in Mashhad, reportedly shot in the neck by security forces while assisting injured protesters during the Dey 1404 protests. A video of him carrying an injured person gained widespread attention.
حمید مهدوی، آتشنشان حرفهای ۳۸ ساله و داور بینالمللی راگبی اهل مشهد بود. او همچنین یک اینفلوئنسر آنلاین بود که محتوای آموزشی مرتبط با کارش را با ۹۵ هزار دنبالکننده در اینستاگرام به اشتراک میگذاشت. وی در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در بلوار هفتتیر مشهد، ظاهراً با شلیک گلوله از ناحیه گردن توسط نیروهای امنیتی، در حین کمک به معترضان مجروح در جریان اعتراضات دیماه کشته شد. ویدیویی از او که فردی مجروح را حمل میکرد، به طور گستردهای مورد توجه قرار گرفت.
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Memorial portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a firefighter who was killed in Mashhad on January 8, 2026, during the Lion and Sun revolutionary movement.
VIDEO
A distressing scene from Mashhad showing a man, identified by some as Hamid Mahdavi, who was reportedly shot in the neck on Haft-e Tir Boulevard on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old professional firefighter and international rugby referee from Mashhad, was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, while assisting an injured protester.
Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old professional firefighter and international rugby referee, was killed in Mashhad on January 8, 2026, by government agents while assisting injured protesters.
A memorial display featuring framed photographs of Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old firefighter and international rugby referee from Mashhad who was killed by security forces during the January 2026 protests.
Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old professional firefighter and international rugby referee from Mashhad, was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, while helping injured protesters.
A portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old firefighter and international rugby referee from Mashhad who was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, while assisting wounded protesters.
A black and white portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old professional firefighter and rugby referee killed by Islamic Republic agents on January 8, 2026, in Mashhad while helping wounded protesters.
Portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old firefighter and rugby referee killed by state agents in Mashhad on January 8, 2026, while assisting injured protesters.
A memorial portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old professional firefighter and rugby referee from Mashhad, who was killed by security forces on January 8, 2026, while assisting injured protesters.
Hamid Mahdavi, a 38-year-old firefighter and rugby referee killed by security forces on January 8, 2026.
VIDEO
A blurry night video showing a person in a white hoodie being apprehended, identified by hashtags as Hamid Mahdavi or Jafar Javidi.
VIDEO
A memorial graphic for Hamid Mahdavi, a 39-year-old firefighter killed during the January 2026 (Dey 1404) protests, showing him carrying an injured person during the unrest.
A black and white portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, a firefighter described as a sacrifice for the homeland and a protest victim.
A memorial portrait of Hamid Mahdavi, identified as one of the Javidnaman of Dey month, for whom his sister Elnaz Mahdavi wrote a message stating his blood will not be erased.
VIDEO
A memorial for Hamid Mahdavi, a firefighter from Mashhad who fought until his last moments during the Lion and Sun revolution, with images shared by his sister Elnaz Mahdavi.