Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian politician and retired Olympic weightlifter. Rezazadeh is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time World Weightlifting champion, and five-time Asian champion. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. An ethnic Azeri, Rezazadeh has won the Iran Sportsperson of the Year award four times, more than any other athlete in the country's history.