Iranian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

An internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and painter who lives in Paris. She was arrested on J

An internationally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and painter who lives in Paris. She was arrested on June 17, 2009 by the Iranian government, immediately after her arrival in Tehran's IKA airport from Paris. She has been held in Evin prison. It is said that her arrest is linked to the crackdown of opposition by the Iranian regime following the presidential election and also making the regime angry by making some non-Islamic films outside Iran.[2][3]

An Iranian actress. She is the winner, with an additional two nominations for Best Actress in the Fa

An Iranian actress. She is the winner, with an additional two nominations for Best Actress in the Fajr International Film Festival. Her first important role was in Born Under Libra (1999, Ahmad Reza Darvish).

A famous Iranian actor.Graduated from Art School for Acting, he started stage acting in 1960 and beg

A famous Iranian actor.Graduated from Art School for Acting, he started stage acting in 1960 and began film acting with Night of Hunchback (1964, Farrokh Ghaffari). He is one of the most experienced and prominent actors of Iranian cinema who is still active. He has also appeared in a few television series.

Is an Iranian writer and literary figure.Mohammad Ali Sepanlou received his diploma from Dar ul-Funu

Is an Iranian writer and literary figure.Mohammad Ali Sepanlou received his diploma from Dar ul-Funun high school. He graduated from Tehran University’s Faculty of Law in 1963.

An actor and film director. He graduated in theatre from FDA (1981), and started stage acting in 196

An actor and film director. He graduated in theatre from FDA (1981), and started stage acting in 1961 and film acting with Nasouh Repentance in 1982.Kasebi was one of the founders of Art Bureau of Islamic Propagation Organization in 1979, in which he acted in many films and plays. After a few short films he made his first feature film Swimming in Winter (1989) as writer and director. He was awarded for his performance in 'The Father' (1995, Majid Majidi) from Fajr Intl. Film Festival

An Iranian football player, who currently plays for IPL giants Esteghlal F.C. He usually plays as a

An Iranian football player, who currently plays for IPL giants Esteghlal F.C. He usually plays as a midfielder. He is famous because of his supernatural crosses.

An Iranian actor, born in Tehran. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Tehran, and is t

An Iranian actor, born in Tehran. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Tehran, and is the husband of actress Azita Hajian ,and his daughters Mehraveh Sharifinia and Melika Sharifinia are actresses. He began his film acting career with Avinar (1991, S. Asadi), and has worked in many films as assistant director, cinematographer, casting director, and has acted in minor or major roles.

Is a writer, film critic, and art researcher.He has written articles for more than 40 publications a

Is a writer, film critic, and art researcher.He has written articles for more than 40 publications and journals in Persian in Iran and abroad. From 1999 - 2000 Abdi served as editor-in-chief of "Seventh Art" magazine, a theoretic magazine on film and cinema.In 1998, Abdi published "Film Criticism in Iran", an analytical, historical study on film criticism in Iran. He and some other film critics were arrested in 2003 by the government of Islamic republic of Iran for his articles.

An Iranian football coach and a former player who has played for and is currently Head Coach of Mala

An Iranian football coach and a former player who has played for and is currently Head Coach of Malavan F.C. in the Iran Pro League.[1] On March 9, 2008 Ahmadzadeh was appointed Assistant Coach of the Iran national football team under newly appointed Head Coach Ali Daei.Ahmadzadeh won the Qods League Forward of the Season in the 1989-90 season after scoring 16 goals for Malavan.

Was an Iranian wrestler and actor.Fardin was a popular leading man in scores of movies and was given

Was an Iranian wrestler and actor.Fardin was a popular leading man in scores of movies and was given the title, King of Hearts after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title. He was a former wrestler who came to fame in the 1960's. For the average Iranians, he represented a hero and served as an alternative to the foreign movie stars. He often played the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His movies include, Gedayan-e Tehran, Ganj-e Gharoon, and Parvaz dar Asemanha. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only one more film, and his earlier films were eventually banned. Subsequently, he opened a carpet-shop in Tehran.

Is an Iranian politician and university professor in mathematics. He has been a minister and later a

Is an Iranian politician and university professor in mathematics. He has been a minister and later a vice president for planning and budget, and has run for a seat in Tehran City Council in the Iranian City and Village Councils elections, 2006.

Is an Iranian wrestler who won a bronze medal in Freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is an Iranian wrestler who won a bronze medal in Freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

A retired Iranian football player.He played for the Iran national football team and participated at

A retired Iranian football player.He played for the Iran national football team and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup as a member of the squad.

Is an Iranian breaststroke swimmer. By qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alirezaei became the

Is an Iranian breaststroke swimmer. By qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alirezaei became the first Iranian ever to qualify for an Olympic swimming event without using wildcard. However, according to team officials, Alirezaei fell ill before his ev

Is the current Mayor of Tehran, Iran.After becoming Iran's chief of police, Ghalibaf initiated some

Is the current Mayor of Tehran, Iran.After becoming Iran's chief of police, Ghalibaf initiated some reforms in the forces, including the Police 110 project whose goal was to make the police more accessible to the general public.

Was a renowned Iranian musician, violinist, composer and conductor.Baharloo began playing the violin

Was a renowned Iranian musician, violinist, composer and conductor.Baharloo began playing the violin as an adolescent under the directions of Seyed Mohammad Bahrini Poor. However, in order to become familiarized with the international techniques of playing the violin, Baharloo took lessons under Carl Yan Zubeck who was one of the twelve music instructors sent to Iran at the time from the Czech Republic. After Yan Zubeck left Iran for his home country, Baharloo became a pupil of Rubick Gregorian, a skillful Armenian violinist.

An Iranian football defender who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League.[1]

An Iranian football defender who currently plays for Sepahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League.[1]

Is an Iranian retired wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an Iranian retired wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an Iranian pop music singer.He graduated from The Medical University of Iran in 1997, while learn

Is an Iranian pop music singer.He graduated from The Medical University of Iran in 1997, while learning Iranian music from the famous Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian and one of his best students, Ali Jahandar.[citation needed] He learned Tasnif and music knowledge from professors such as Homayoon Khoram, Fereidoon Shahbazian, and Babak Bayat.

Grew up in a talented family which included his uncles Morteza Goreenzadeh and Musttappha Goreenzade

Grew up in a talented family which included his uncles Morteza Goreenzadeh and Musttappha Goreenzadeh, trumpet and clarinet players. From an early age, Mohammad was impressed by the Father of Modern Tombak, Maestro Hossein Tehrani, which attracted him to this field as tomback player. Therefore, by his own enthusiasm, encouragement and guidance of his uncles he started his apprenticeship with the maestro.

A Gerd Ruge-Prize winning Iranian film director, scriptwriter and producer, residing in Germany.He s

A Gerd Ruge-Prize winning Iranian film director, scriptwriter and producer, residing in Germany.He studied film making at the Iranian Youth Film Institute and continued his education at HfBK Hamburg.[1]His first Persian/German language documentary "Empire of Evil" has attracted film critics in several film festivals including, Hamburg film festival and Amsterdam film festival.

A Swedish professor of History of Ideas at Umeå University, and author of a number of books on Pers

A Swedish professor of History of Ideas at Umeå University, and author of a number of books on Persian and Islamic thought. Mohammad Fazlhashemi moved to Sweden in 1977 and took his doctoral degree in History of Ideas at Umeå University in 1994. His dissertation focused on al-Ghazali's political thought. He also publishes articles in the Swedish Muslim journal Minaret.

Is a prolific Iranian musician.His mentor was maestro Nariman and maestro Ebadi. He worked with Aref

Is a prolific Iranian musician.His mentor was maestro Nariman and maestro Ebadi. He worked with Aref and Sheyda ensembles under the leadership of Parviz Meshkatian.

Was a Kurdish-Iranian writer and translator.He studied literature at Darolfonoun. One of the renown

Was a Kurdish-Iranian writer and translator.He studied literature at Darolfonoun. One of the renown translators in contemporary Iran, he wrote nearly 70 books.

An Iranian football player. He currently plays for Pas Hamedan. He usually plays in the striker posi

An Iranian football player. He currently plays for Pas Hamedan. He usually plays in the striker position.He began his professional career in Malavan football club. He is a very serious and committed player who showed consistent and impressive displays for Malavan throughout the 05/06 Iran premier football league season, scoring 7 goals. Several times he saved the club from losing by scoring in the last seconds of the match. The most famous example of this is in the 05/06 season where he shocked Esteghlal FC by scoring in the 94th minute in Azadi Stadium in a game that ended 3-3.