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Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri

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Muhammad Ibrahim Khedri
Personal information
Native nameمحمد ابراهیم خدری
Born11 April 1938
Kabul, Afghanistan
Died22 May 2022 (aged 84)
Turkman Valley, Surkhi Parsa, Parwan, Afghanistan
1963 post stamp of Afghanistan depicting Pahlawan Ibrahim

Muhammad Ibrahim Khedri (Dari: محمد ابراهیم خدری) known as Pahlawan Ibrahim (پهلوان ابراهیم); (11 April 1938 – 22 May 2022)[1] was an ethnic Hazara wrestler from Afghanistan, who competed at the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 Summer Olympics in the featherweight events.[2]

Early life

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Khedri was born on 11 April 1938 into a peasant family of Hazara ethnic group, in the Turkman Valley of Surkhi Parsa District in Parwan province. He moved with his family to Kabul as a child.[3]

Death

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Ibrahim Khedri died on 22 May 2022, aged 84, in Kabul.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "پهلوان ابراهیم، کشتی‌گیر پیش‌کسوت افغانستان درگذشت". BBC News فارسی.
  2. ^ Sports-Reference Profile
  3. ^ "Pahlawan Ibrahim, a Veteran Afghan Wrestler Dies At 92". Afghan Telegraph. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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