Masoud Zat Parvar
مسعود ذاتپرور
- Age
- 39
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran (+3 more)
- Hometown
- Rasht
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- World champion bodybuilder
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Masoud (Mehdi) Zatparvar was a world-renowned bodybuilding champion from Rasht who earned multiple international titles between 2011 and 2013. He was killed by direct gunfire from security forces on January 8, 2026, during protests in Tehran. His body was later transferred to his hometown of Rasht and buried in the Nam-Avaran section of the cemetery.
مسعود (مهدی) ذاتپرور، قهرمان جهانی بدنسازی اهل رشت بود که در سالهای ۲۰۱۱ تا ۲۰۱۳ عناوین متعددی از جمله قهرمانی آسیا و جهان را کسب کرد. او در ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای حکومتی در تهران جان باخت. پیکر وی پس از پیگیری خانواده به رشت منتقل و در قطعه نامآوران به خاک سپرده شد.
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A memorial collage of Masoud Zat Parvar, a 39-year-old world champion bodybuilder from Rasht, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
A portrait of 39-year-old Masoud Zat Parvar, who was reportedly shot and killed in Rasht on January 8, 2026.
VIDEO
The gravestone of Mehdi Masoud Zatparvar, an Iranian bodybuilding champion who died on January 8, 2026, is shown decorated with flowers and photos on the 40th day after his death.
VIDEO
Majid Zatparvar, a veteran bodybuilding champion, speaks at the flower-covered grave of his son Masoud Zatparvar on the last day of the Persian year 1404.
A black and white portrait of Masoud Zat Parvar, referred to as a son of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland.
VIDEO
A memorial video for Masoud Zatparvar, a world bodybuilding champion from Rasht killed on January 8th by state forces during protests, showing him with a child and a relative speaking at a gathering.