Mohammad Esmail Azarpad
Iranian taekwondo practitioner
- Born
- 1 January 1938, Iran
- Sport
- taekwondo
- Occupation
- taekwondo athlete
Mohammad Esmail Azarpad (Persian: محمد اسماعیل آذرپاد born 1938) is a pioneer of taekwondo in Iran, and is referred to as The Father of Iran’s Taekwondo.
He is currently the Veteran Committee Chairman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Taekwondo Federation (IRITF).
He was inducted to Taekwondo Hall of Fame in Las Vegas ceremony in 2013.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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