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Hooman Tavakolian | |
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| هومن توکلیان | |
 Tavakolian in 2018 | |
| Born | Mohammad Ali Tavakolian September 17, 1976 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Education | Master of Studies in Law from Thomas Jefferson School of Law Master of Business Administration from Long Island University |
| Occupation(s) | former wrestler, wrestling coach, sports diplomat and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Known for | 2017 Nominee for “Diplomatic Action of the Year” award |
Hooman "Mo" Tavakolian (born Mohammad Ali Tavakolian, September 17, 1976) is an Iranian-American former wrestler, author, wrestling coach, sports diplomat and a member of United World Wrestling.[1] Tavakolian was nominated in 2017 for the Peace and Sport Federation's “Diplomatic Action of the Year” award for his efforts to bring together the Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation and the USA Wrestling Federation through the 2017 Wrestling World Cup, during which he was leader of the US team. Iran, the World Cup host, had initially barred the US team from competing in retaliation for President Trump's travel bans.[2] He is a 2017 National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum inductee.[3][4][5] He is an executive on Wall Street and works at a global hedge fund. and is on the board of directors of Titan Mercury Wrestling.[6][7][8]
- ^ "USA Wrestling leader Hooman Tavakolian nominated for prestigious World Peace and Sport Award". Team USA Wrestling. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.
- ^ Winfield, Kristian (2017-02-03). "Iran bans U.S. wrestling team from 2017 World Cup in response to President Trump's travel ban". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Wrestling diplomat Hooman Tavakolian nominated for sport and peace award".
- ^ "Tavakolian To Be Inducted Into Wrestling Hall Of Fame". 21 November 2016.
- ^ "هومن توکلیان، رابط کشتی ایران و آمریکا به تالار مشاهیر کشتی فدراسیون آمریکا راه یافت".
- ^ "Hooman "Mo" Tavakolian". Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ SCHMIDT, NATASHA (2017-03-22). "50 Iranian-Americans You Should Know: Hooman "Mo" Tavakolian". Iran Wire. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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