Famous People with Name Jahani

Ghafour Jahani            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Ghafour Jahani: an Iranian football coach and former player. He Mostly played for Malavan. Jahani who was capped 30 times for the national team between 1974 and 1978 played for Iran in the 1978 World Cup.Ghafour Jahani scored winning goal against Australia in Tehran which qualified Iran for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

Salma Jahani            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Salma Jahani: a Pashtun/ Mohammedzai singer from Afghanistan.She is one of the famous Afghan Female singers. Salma was born in November 27, 1952 and her birth name is Soraya Amerie.She is sister to Haidar Salim, wife to Rahim Jahani, mother to Rahe Jahani and cousin to Ahmad Wali with whom she has made lots of albums. She currently lives in Sacramento, Californiain U.S.A along with her husband Rahim Jahani and her three children. She was a student of Afghanistan's famous composer, Ustad Khyal. She has two daughters and one son-their names are Salma (oldest), Rahe (middle) and Sonbol (youngest). Her son Rahe accompanies them in their concert in playing keyboard and Harmonium-he also plays the tabla. Salma is also known for her Exquisite fashion sense and very classy presentation ever since being a singer in Afghanistan.