Iranian celebrities
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Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi (Persian: اسحاق جهانگیری کوهشاهی, born 10 January 1957) is an Iranian politician and first vice president of Hassan Rouhani’s government. Jahangiri was the minister of industries and mines from 1
Samantha Tajik (Persian: سامانتا تاجیک, born 1983) is an Iranian-Canadian model, actress, and TV personality. She was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, on April 28, 2008 and went on to represent Canada at the Miss Uni
Bahman Farmanara (Persian: بهمن فرمانآرا , born 23 January 1942 in Isfahan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Bahman Farmanara is the second son in a family of four brothers and one sister. The family
Bahrām Beyzāi (also spelt Bahrām Beizai, Bahrām Beyzaie, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, born 26 December 1938 in Tehran) is a critically acclaimed Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer,
Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی; May 3, 1977 – July 15, 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. Her research topics include Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, er
Reza Abdoh (February 23, 1963, in Tehran, Iran – May 12, 1995 in New York City) was an Iranian-born American director and playwright known for large-scale, experimental theatrical productions, often staged in unusual spaces like warehouses and aban
Khadijeh Saqafi (aka Ghods Iran Saqafi) (1913 – 21 March 2009) was the wife of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Saqafi was known as the “mother of the Islamic Revolution” within Iran.
Parviz Fannizadeh (Persian: پرویز فنیزاده) was an Iranian actor, film and television star. He was one of Iran’s first method actors. Fanizadeh is best known for his roles as Mash Ghaasem in My Uncle Napoleon aka Daii jan Napelon
Parvaneh Eskandari Forouhar, (Persian: پروانهی اسکندری فروهر, born Parvaneh Majd Eskandari, 14 March 1938 – 22 November 1998) was an Iranian dissident and activist who was murdered during the Chain murders of Iran in Nov
Hamideh Kheirābādi (Persian: حمیده خیرآبادی) (born 21 December 1924, Rasht – died 19 April 2010, Tehran) was a celebrated Iranian film and theatre actress. She played in more than 200 feature films and in over 20 television series. I