Famous People with Name Darya

Darya Kustova            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Darya Kustova: is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 188th, which she reached on October 8, 2007. Her career high in doubles was at 82 set at November 19, 2007.

Darya Pchelnik            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Darya Pchelnik: a Belarusian hammer thrower.She finished tenth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, won the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition she competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.

Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva: is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2005. She became Junior World Champion in sprint and pursuit in 2005, and received numerous medals between 2005 - 2007. Her definite breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 se

Abdul Majid Daryabadi            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Abdul Majid Daryabadi: was a famous Indian Muslim writer and exegete of the Qur'an. He obtained his BA(Hons) in Philosophy from Canning College, Lucknow in 1912. In his academic career, he edited the Urdu weekly Sach and then Sidq (1925-76). Amin Ahsan Islahi, another Indo-Pak Muslim scholar, also worked with him on his weekly newspaper, Sach. Daryabadi was actively associated with the Khilafat Movement; Royal Asiatic Society, London; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow; Shibli Academy, Azamgarh, and several other leading Islamic and literary organizations. In addition to contributing an extensive commentary on the Qur'an in English, Daryabadi wrote also an independent Tafsir in Urdu published as Tafsir Majidi (Academy of Islamic Research and Publications, Lucknow)

Touraj Daryaee            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Touraj Daryaee: a contemporary Persian Iranologist and historian.His elementary and secondary schooling was in Tehran, Iran and Athens, Greece. Daryaee took his Ph.D. in History at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999. He specializes in the history and culture of Ancient Persia.[1]He is now the Howard Baskerville Professor in the history of Iran and the Persianate World at University of California, Irvine. He is also the editor of the Name-ye Iran-e Bastan, The International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies,[1] as well as the director of Sasanika Project, a project on the history and culture of Sasanians.