Mahmoud Sakhaie

Mahmoud Sakhaie (1917 – 19 August 1953) was an Iranian sports shooter and militaryperson (with Major rank). He competed in two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

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. Manouchehr Sakhaie, an Iranian singer who was his brother, sang a song called پرستو (Parastoo, which means skylark) in his tribute.