Arman Alizad (born 12 January 1971)[1] is an Iranian-Finnish master tailor, fashion columnist and TV personality. He is best known for the martial arts series Kill Arman, which has aired in over 100 countries around the world.[2][3] Alizad has also hosted several other Finnish TV series, such as Dresscode, Unisex, Loman Tarpeessa and Arman Reilaa.
Alizad was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1971.[4] At the start of the 1979 Islamic revolution, his family first relocated to the United States and eventually Finland, where his grandparents had been living. He has lived there ever since.[5] As a child he enjoyed skateboarding and football.[6]
Tailoring career
Alizad graduated from a basic tailoring school in 1992,[6] and became an apprentice to master tailor Jouni Korhonen.[7] Alizad passed the master tailor's test in 1997.[6]
He co-owns the Finnish Pukustudio clothing company with Sonja Raassina, one of the last remaining master tailors in Finland.[7][8]
In Viimeinen ristiretki, he visits people and places that are completely outside "western culture".[2] The show won the 2014 Golden Venla for best TV reality series and for Alizad as best performer.[1][11]
In Pohjantähden alla he travels inside Finland to show things that others close their eyes to.[12] This show won the Golden Venla for best documentary in 2017.[11] Alizad won for best performer again in 2016 and 2017.[13]
International fame
In 2009, Kill Arman made a distribution deal with the British TV distribution company DRG.[14] Between 2009 and 2011, the series was sold to over 100 countries, making Alizad an internationally known TV personality.[3] The series airs, for example, on BBC Knowledge, Extreme Sports Channel and Jim.[15]
Personal life
Alizad has three daughters. He is divorced, having been married twice.[1]
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