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An American actress of Iranian and spanish descent. A former NFL Cheerleader, Shahi was named #90 on

An American actress of Iranian and spanish descent. A former NFL Cheerleader, Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list;[1] she moved up to #66 in 2006.[2] Sarah is married to actor Steve Howey, whom she met on the set of Reba in 2004. She has starred in The L Word and Life.

An American actress and model of Iranian and Spanish descent.[1] Former NFL Cheerleader and a great-

An American actress and model of Iranian and Spanish descent.[1] Former NFL Cheerleader and a great-great-granddaughter of the 19th century Iranian king Fath Ali Shah Qajar.[2] Shahi was named #90 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list[3]; she moved up to #66 in 2006.[4] Sarah is currently dating actor Steve Howey who she met on the set of Reba in 2004. She has starred in The L Word and currently stars in Life.

Is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist and social activist.He was the first person

Is one of Iran's most influential reformists, journalist and social activist.He was the first person to storm the United States embassy in Tehran, along with other students, during the early years of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. In the following years, he became a critic of the political establishment of Iran. He was a supporter of President Mohammad Khatami's reform plans, and one of the most influential figures in the reformist camp after 1997.

An Iranian football player, currently playing for Persepolis in the IPL.He spent most of his career

An Iranian football player, currently playing for Persepolis in the IPL.He spent most of his career in Pas Tehran. In 2004 he joined another IPL club, Sepahan, but returned to Pas after two seasons. In July 2007 Aghaei signed a 1-year contract with Iranian giants Persepolis F.C. despite numerous offers from the UAE League from clubs such Al-Ahli.He scored his first goal for Persepolis in August 2007, a 37-yard free kick against Pegah F.C. in their 2-0 win. He also scored the equalizer in the 7th week match against Pas Hamedan with a spectacular 25 yard volley. He scored yet another 40-yard free kick against sepahan but it was not enough a

Was the spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. In 198

Was the spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan in 1979. In 1981 he was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of spying for the U.S., a charge critics suggest was a cover for retaliation against his early opposition to theocratic government in Iran. He is now "the longest-held political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran".[1] According to Fariba Amini, as of 2006 he has "been in jail for 17 years and in and out of jail for the last ten years, altogether for 27 years."

Is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam in the 1970s, and for

Is an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism in Biafra and Vietnam in the 1970s, and for his photos of Christian and Islamic subjects in later years. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

An Iranian businessman who owns football club R. Charleroi S.C. in the Belgian League.

An Iranian businessman who owns football club R. Charleroi S.C. in the Belgian League.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Iran.He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olymp

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Iran.He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 of final he beat Fredy Serrano from Colombia, but lost in quarterfinal with Russian Besik Kudukhov.

Is an Iranian retired wrestler .

Is an Iranian retired wrestler .

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.

Was an Iranian painter and artist.In 1973 Katouzian participated in a joint exhibition at the Nation

Was an Iranian painter and artist.In 1973 Katouzian participated in a joint exhibition at the National Consultative Assembly with the works of his mentor. Katouzians paintings have appeared on more than 200 magazines worldwide.

Is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An

Is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy, A Taste of Cherry, and The Wind Will Carry Us.

Is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead.Raised and

Is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead.Raised and educated in Tehran, Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at Tehran University while teaching at schools and writing for the newspapers. He served as the editor in chief of the literary Gardun magazine from 1990 to 1995. His first published work was a collection of short stories entitled Into the Sun.

Is an Iranian-American historian, Iranologist, and author. Milani is a Visiting Professor of Politic

Is an Iranian-American historian, Iranologist, and author. Milani is a Visiting Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. He is also a Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has found evidence that Persian modernism dates back to more than 1000 years ago.

An Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football Leagu

An Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in Iran's Premier Football League.Abbas Mohammadi played for Mes Kerman F.C. before moving to Sepahan F.C. in 2007. With Sepahan he was able to play in the AFC Champions League and his ability and effort was the reason Sepahan made it to Final match before losing to Urawa Red Diamonds. Mohammadi was also able to play in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup with Sepahan and was again one of their top players.

A retired Iranian Footballer and one of the most experienced Football Coach. He has coaching experie

A retired Iranian Footballer and one of the most experienced Football Coach. He has coaching experience in Iran, Hungary, UAE, Sweden and Italy.[1][2]He got his coaching license at age of 26. Then he went on and coached several Iranian clubs Eqbal F.C., Bargh Shiraz F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem and Esteghlal F.C. throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

Is a notable Iranian (Persian) pharmaceutical chemist and one of the leading figures in Iran's scien

Is a notable Iranian (Persian) pharmaceutical chemist and one of the leading figures in Iran's scientific movement in 20th century.Prof Abbas Shafiee is currently president of faculty of pharmacy at Tehran University. He published more than 200 scientific articles in peer reviewed international journals.

An Iranian architect, offspring of Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of

An Iranian architect, offspring of Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran.In 1976, the company known as AFFA - Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and Associates was created for the design of the Azadi Stadium.

Was a Prime Minister of Iran.When serving as Minister of Royal Court (darbar), he was assassinated a

Was a Prime Minister of Iran.When serving as Minister of Royal Court (darbar), he was assassinated at the age of 50 by Sayyed Hosein Emami Esfahani, who was a member of Navab Safavi's militant organization in 1949.

Was a noted Iranian film director and producer. He was born in Tehran, Persia, and died of a heart a

Was a noted Iranian film director and producer. He was born in Tehran, Persia, and died of a heart attack in Esfahan, Iran.Abdolhossein Sepanta was born in the Vagonkhaneh Avenue area in Tehran in 1907. His father, Gholam Reza Khan was the translator of Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, a King of the Qajar dynasty.Abdolhossein began his studies at the Saint Louis and Zoroastrian Colleges in Tehran circa 1925. He found a keen interest in ancient Persian history and literature. Therefore in 1927, he chose Sepanta as his surname. In 1927, he traveled to India via Bushehr. There, he became acquainted with Dinshah Irani as his Indian Translator, who was the director of the Persian Zoroastrian Society. After extensive studies in ancient culture, he returned to Iran for a short period.

Is an Iranian marja and politician.Mousavi Ardabili was the head of the Judicial system of Iran unti

Is an Iranian marja and politician.Mousavi Ardabili was the head of the Judicial system of Iran until the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of Iran. He was followed by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi.

Is an Iranian academic, pragmatic politician and president of Azad University, a mega university wit

Is an Iranian academic, pragmatic politician and president of Azad University, a mega university with 1.3 million enrollments.Along with Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani, Jasbi was a co-founder of Azad University network which is among the biggest NGOs in Iran. Jasbi was also a candidate in Iran's presidential election, but lost the election to President Khatami.

Is a conservative Iranian politician and one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Hawza in Qom.

Is a conservative Iranian politician and one of the prominent Islamic scholars of the Hawza in Qom. He was born in 1933 in Amol, north of Iran. Then he studied Islamic courses in Amol, Tehran and Qom.

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Like his counterpart H

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Like his counterpart Habibi, he came from the Mazandaran province. He entered the national team at a fairly young age. His coaches soon noted his technical prowess, believing th

Was an Iranian barbat¹ player and singer.Master Shahidi has had several performances as both a barb

Was an Iranian barbat¹ player and singer.Master Shahidi has had several performances as both a barbat player and a singer. He has both national and international fame, and he is very well known as a talented oud player in the Arabic world as well as the Persian world.