Mahdi Moudini (born Mahdi Moammer; March 14, 1979) is an Iranian

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best known for his stage and close-up magic around the world. He has been described as the most commercially demanded

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in Malaysia and expat celebrity. Two of his latest wonder shows were the series of Magical Moudini and levitation along the famous

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. Moudini currently is the

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(IMS) ambassador to Malaysia.

Early years

Mahdi studied magic under the tutelage of his grandfather and father who were both performing magicians in Iran. He began performing magic when he was 5 years old, holding shows in his home city of

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. At the age of 18 he moved to

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as the political situation in

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prohibited him in performing live stage magic. He is currently performing extensively in Malaysia and

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region. In line with Malaysia's mourn and passion for the lost lives of disappeared

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(MH370), he perform an official memorial show in

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(KLIA) on 3 April 2014.

Awards

Mahdi has received eight

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from the

. He received the award of "Best Iranian Stage Magician 2012" for his stage magic performances, "Most Extreme Magician Asia 2013" for his close-up magic involving snakes and fire, "Best Illusionist Malaysia 2014", "Best Show Producer 2015", "Celebrity Magician of the Year 2016", Magician of the Year 2017", "Illusionist of the Year 2018" and most recently "Hollywood Star Illusionist 2019" for his innovative illusions. The McMillan Woods Global Awards 2016 also awarded to him as the Illusionist Extraordinaire of the year.Awarding illustrious industry captains
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References

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