Farzin’s 236.5kg lift earned him his first world record, beating the previous best of Chinese world champion Xiao Fei Gu by 0.5kg.

The 31-year-old started with a 225kg lift before following it up with 231kg in the second round and going for broke in the third.  

Colombia’s Americas champion Jainer Cantillo set a new regional best of 200kg to take silver, while Turkey’s Izzettin Kanat was third with 193kg.

In the men’s up to 72kg, Iraq's Asian champion Rasool Mohsin toppled Egypt’s world champion Mohamed Elelfat.

Mohsin registered a 218kg lift to claim his first victory since securing the regional title with a new world record of 225kg in July of last year.

Elelfat could not quite reach the same heights he achieved when he collected World Championships gold in 2014 where he lifted 217kg, settling for silver with 215kg.

Jordan’s Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab was third with 210kg.

In the women’s up to 61kg, Ukraine’s Tetiana Shyrokolava lifted 104kg to win gold with her best performance since 2011.

Poland’s European silver medallist Malgorzata Halas-Koralewska was second with 100kg, while Morocco’s Fatima Bahji was third with 97kg.

Egypt’s world silver medallist Amal Mahmoud showed why she is currently among the top athletes in the rankings for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, leading the women’s up to 67kg field with 113kg and three good lifts.

The London 2012 bronze medallist finished just ahead of Russia’s Kheda Berieva, whose lift of 112kg was 7kg better than that posted by Kazakhstan’s Raushan Koishibayeva.

Competition in Dubai is due to continue tomorrow with the men’s up to 88kg and up to 97kg, women’s up to 73kg, and combined up to 79kg and up to 86kg.

The 2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai is the penultimate opportunity for athletes to improve their place in the Paralympic rankings for Rio 2016.

The final chance will come at the World Cup in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, scheduled to take place from February 24 to 28.