Ruhollah Ahmadi Kouhbanani

روح‌الله احمدی کوهبنانی

Also known as روح‌الله احمدی

40 years old · Kerman

8 January 2026 Killed during protests

Life

His profession was in the field of building services
Persian original
حرفه‌اش در زمینه تاسیسات بود

Father of three children
Persian original
پدر سه فرزند
Apart from Amirali, Ruhollah Ahmadi was the father of two other children: a six-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son.
Persian original
روح‌الله احمدی به جز امیرعلی، پدر دو فرزند دیگر بود: یک دختر شش ساله و یک پسر ۱۰ ساله.

Those close to him describe him as a sociable, kind-mannered person who loved his family and children.
Persian original
نزدیکانش او را فردی مردم‌دار و خوش‌رفتار توصیف می‌کنند که عاشق خانواده و فرزندانش بود.

In the words of those close to them

Ruhollah Ahmadi also has an 11-year-old son and a six-year-old daughter who have now lost their father and older brother.— An acquaintance of the family
Persian original
روح‌الله احمدی یک پسر ۱۱ ساله و یک دختر شش ساله نیز دارد که حالا پدر و برادر بزرگ‌شان را از دست داده‌اند.

How they died

They were at the beginning of Esteghlal Street in Kerman when government agents targeted them with live ammunition, and they were killed on the spot.
Persian original
در ابتدای خیابان استقلال کرمان بودند که ماموران حکومتی آنان را با گلوله جنگی هدف قرار دادند و در همان محل کشته شدند.
On the evening of 18 Dey in Kerman they lost their lives from gunfire of government agents
Persian original
شامگاه ۱۸ دی‌ماه در کرمان بر اثر شلیک گلوله ماموران حکومتی جان خود را از دست دادند
Amirali was shot at first, and minutes later his father was also shot
Persian original
امیرعلی ابتدا هدف تیراندازی قرار گرفت و دقایقی بعد به پدر او نیز شلیک شد
Work in the field of building services. Father of three children. Born in Kouhbanan, Kerman Province.
Persian original
کار در زمینه تاسیسات. پدر سه فرزند. متولد کوهبنان استان کرمان.

After their death

At the time of handing over the body, they took a pledge from his wife that the ceremony would be held in silence and that no filming would take place.
Persian original
در زمان تحویل جنازه از همسر او تعهد گرفتند که مراسم در سکوت برگزار شود و فیلم‌برداری صورت نگیرد.

Sources

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