Hooman Tavakolian (born as Mohammad Ali Tavakolian, September 17, 1976) is an Iranian-American former wrestler, wrestling coach, sports diplomat and a member of United World Wrestling.
Tavakolian has been nominated for the “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 according to the Peace and Sport Federation.
he was the leader of USA Wrestling team in this Wrestling world cup.He is a 2017 National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum inductee.
he also is Chief Compliance Officer at Cyrus Capital Partners and Vice President of the New York Athletic Club Wrestling Club.