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Gholam Reza Sakhai is an Iranian former dancer, was born in 1947 in Malayer. His early dance training was at the School of National and Regional Dances of Iran in Tehran. He continued his career as a soloist of Mahalli Dancers of Iran.

The Mahalli Dancers of Iran, under the Ministry of Culture and Art, form part of the Iran National Folklore Organization.Robert de Warren was the choreographer and artistic director of the Mahalli Dancers of Iran. In Tehran the Mahalli Dancers perform at the Roudaki Hall, the national opera house, and the company has been on tours abroad with great success.

Gholam Reza Sakhai danced in a large number of performances of the company for example in Torbat-e Jam dances,Turkmen dances, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province dances, Bojnord dances, Baloch dances, Gypsy dances of Khuzestan Province, Chehel Sotoun, a dance from the Safavid dynasty court.

The highlight of his career was Haft Paykar The Seven Beauties. In Haft Paykar he danced the role of Bahram Gur Bahram V, a very famous Sasanian king.

After the Islamic Revolution 1979 he had to change his profession and continued his career in the filed theatre. During 5 years He played in five theatres. In 1986 he migrated to Sweden and since this year he has been directing Tanin-Radio.