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Hossein Nassim is married to Regina Nassim, and they have a single son, Nick Nassim. Hossein also has a son, Bobby Nassim, from a previous marriage in the 1980s while living in Iran. Hossein is currently overseeing the training of his son Nick for swimming and water polo competitions in
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