Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami
Personal information
Born	February 5, 1982; Tehran, Iran
Died	December 28, 2007 (aged 25)
Nationality	Iranian
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2000–2007
Position	Power forward
Career history
2000–2003	Iran Nara
2003–2007	Saba Battery
Men's basketball
Representing Iran
Asian Games
Asian Championship

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (Persian: آیدین نیکخواه بهرامی; February 5, 1982 – December 28, 2007) was an Iranian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Iranian national basketball team along with his brother Samad Nikkhah Bahrami.

Career

He played for Saba Battery BC and helped the team win the Asian Championship. He was also one of the key members of the Iranian national team, winning the Gold Medal at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007.^[1]

Death

Having played his last game with Saba Battery against Pardis,^[2] Aidin died on December 28, 2007, at 4:00 am IRST^[3] on the way to Noshahr in the northern province of Mazandaran, when he lost control of his vehicle.^[4] His vehicle then collided with the crash barrier. It was reported that he died on the scene.^[4]

It was also reported that there were two other passengers in his vehicle at the time of the collision.^[4] One of them (his fiancée) also died, but the other one was discharged from hospital without serious injuries.^[4] He was buried on 29 December 2007 at Tehran cemetery (Behesht-e Zahra) in the “celebrity” section (Naam Avaran).^[3]