Mohammad Goli

Mohammad Goli (Persian: محمد گلی) was a firefighter from Najafabad in Isfahan Province and a father; a memorial post says he had three children. Hengaw published his case in a report on people killed in Tehran and described him as a resident of a Najafabad neighborhood, but HRANA, Iran International and local accounts from Isfahan place him and his killing in the city of Najafabad in Isfahan Province.

On the evening of Thursday, 18 Dey 1404 (8 January 2026), as the streets of Najafabad became the scene of gunfire, he saw officers firing at protesters from inside the city's Police Station 12. He drove a fire truck to the station entrance and placed it between the protesters and the bullets to shield them. He was struck by at least 11 bullets and died at the scene. Hengaw verified his killing, and HRANA lists him among its confirmed victims in Najafabad.

His act was shared widely on social media, where people compared him with the wrestling champion Gholamreza Takhti: "We heard of Takhti, but we saw Mohammad Goli." He is remembered among the dead of Najafabad County, including Zahra Mahmoudpour, and his 40th-day memorial was held together with those of other Najafabad victims.