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Birth name | Mahmoud Sakhaie Kashani |
Full name | Mahmoud Sakhaie Kashani |
Nationality | Iranian |
Born | 1917 Kashan, Iran |
Died | 19 August 1953 (aged 35–36) Kerman, Iran |
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Country | Iran |
Sport | Sports shooting |
Mahmoud Sakhaie (Persian: محمود سخائی) (1917 – 19 August 1953) was an Iranian sports shooter and militaryperson (with Major rank). He competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was also a pro-Mosaddegh who was appointed as the director of Kerman Police Department when the latter was the Prime Minister. During the 1953 Iranian coup d'état he was killed by anti-Mosaddeghs at his office.[2] Manouchehr Sakhaie, an Iranian singer who was his brother, sang a song called پرستو (Parastoo, which means skylark) in his tribute.[3]