Dr. Sajjad Kiani

Dr. Sajjad Kiani (Persian: سجاد کیانی; also rendered Sajad) was a 38-year-old Kurdish dentist from Islamabad-e Gharb (Shabad) in Kermanshah Province. Daadaar and Hengaw memorials describe him as a well-known, widely respected figure in the city. He was married and the father of two daughters. His dental practice was in Pardis Passage in Kermanshah.

On the evening of Thursday, 18 Dey 1404 (8 January 2026), during popular protests in Islamabad-e Gharb, he was killed by direct fire from Iranian government forces. Daadaar, citing Hengaw, records that a sniper shot him in the head with a combat round in front of Bank Maskan as he left a pharmacy with his wife and two daughters. Kurdpa, Hana Human Rights Organization, and Kolbarnews likewise identify him among the Kurdish dead of that night and report that news of his killing sparked anger and grief in the city. His body was buried in Islamabad-e Gharb under tight security measures.

Hengaw later listed him among eight additional people from Islamabad-e Gharb whose identities it confirmed, bringing its verified list for the city to fourteen while sources indicated at least twenty-three people were killed in the local protests. The memorial sets his age at 38 from Daadaar (birth year 1366 / around 1987-88); earlier page text had left age blank.