fullname birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
faramarz khodnegah iran 1965 faramarz khodnegah
 faramarz khodnegah powerlifter , strongman
faramarz khodnegah

faramarz khodnegah -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born in 1965 -rrb- is an iranian former strongman and powerlifter .
he currently is the official referee of iran 's strongest man since its first period .
khodnegah was a weightlifter , but he had to leave this due to an injury .
some strongmen like mehrab fatemi , the former champion of iran 's strongest man , and his older brother mehdi fatemi , claims that khodnegah is not an athlete .
although they , together with ali esmaeili and mojtaba maleki , believe that he has n't do a fair and neutral refereeing in recent iran 's strongest man competitions to make rouhollah dadashi win. , khodnegah denied it himself .
