Iranian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Iranian oud player, researcher and writer. Nariman performed first on Radio Mashhad and latter

Is a Iranian oud player, researcher and writer. Nariman performed first on Radio Mashhad and latter became an oud player in radio programs.Master Nariman has been the key person in demonstrating and teaching oud to new generations throughout his life. He wrote several books on oud as well.

Was a notable Iranian-Armenian artist and a pioneer of Iranian modern art.In 1975 Grigorian helped o

Was a notable Iranian-Armenian artist and a pioneer of Iranian modern art.In 1975 Grigorian helped organize the group of free painters and sculptors in Tehran and was one of its founder members. Artists Gholamhossein Nami, Massoud Arabshahi, Morteza Momayez and Faramarz Pilaram were amongst the other members of the group.

An Assyrian-Iranian classical musician and vocalist.an Assyrian classical musician and vocalist, bor

An Assyrian-Iranian classical musician and vocalist.an Assyrian classical musician and vocalist, born in Kermanshah, Iran in 1952. She is the daughter of Jeni and Paulus Khofri, the famous Assyrian composer, maestro and painter. In 1984, Vogt-Khofri, her husband Edwin Vogt and two children moved to Zurich, Switzerland where they now live. She works as a volunteer for Karitas, [1] a division of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Switzerland[2] helping Assyrian, Iranian and other people of the Middle-East regions to process petition papers for immigration purposes, predominantly to Canada and the United States.[3][3]

Is the author of a memoir about growing up in Iran, serving time in Evin Prison for speaking out aga

Is the author of a memoir about growing up in Iran, serving time in Evin Prison for speaking out against the Islamic regime, escaping a death sentence and finally fleeing Iran for a new life in Canada.

Is an Iranian Alpine skier who became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics,

Is an Iranian Alpine skier who became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Kalhor competed in the slalom and giant slalom competitions. She was her nation's flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony. Kal

Is an Iranian and French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, Academy Award-nominated animate

Is an Iranian and French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, Academy Award-nominated animated film director, and children's book author.Satrapi is a great-granddaughter of Nasser al-Din Shah, Shah of Persia from 1848 until 1896. However, Satrapi points out that "the kings of the Qajar Turkish dynasty...had hundreds of wives. They made thousands of kids.

An award-winning Iranian actress, writer, and producer. She is an ethnic Armenian.She was the first

An award-winning Iranian actress, writer, and producer. She is an ethnic Armenian.She was the first Iranian and Asian woman to win the Best Actress Award from the Moscow International Film Festival. She won the award for her 1977 performance in Dead End, written and directed by Parviz Sayyad.

Is a classical trained singer from Teheran/Islamic Republic of Iran. She was student of Ostad Esmail

Is a classical trained singer from Teheran/Islamic Republic of Iran. She was student of Ostad Esmail Mehrtasch and Ostad Nassrollah Nassehpour, two masters of classical Iranian music. Because of the difficult situation for artists in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 – especially female artists – she moved to Europe and lives since 1986 in Cologne (Germany).

A singer of Persian music, now in her early eighties. Known as the first lady of Persian music, she

A singer of Persian music, now in her early eighties. Known as the first lady of Persian music, she has been one of the most outstanding figures the artistic society of Iran has ever witnessed. Marzieh has touched the hearts of millions of people by her lovely performances and songs that will be whispered forever. As long as music exists, Marzieh will be remembered and highly respected at the horizons of the music world of Iran. She has enormous number of songs and almost all of them seem familiar to the Iranians. She has spoken on behalf of every single person who had something to whisper. Like other ladies in Iran, she became silent in 1979 and no longer appeared on any stages of her homeland to sing for her people. In 1990s, she left Iran due to her political ideas and joined the Mujaheddin-e Khalq organisation (MKO).

A retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including Tarbiyat Khor

A retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including Tarbiyat Khorasan. He is currently the Head Coach of Payam Mashhad.He played for F.C. Aboomoslem back in 1980s and finished his career with Payam Mashhad in 1997. He also represented Khorasan Provincial Team in the 1980s at senior and youth levels.After retirement Hanteh coached Fajr Khorasan in numerous seasons. He then coached a Khorasan League 2nd Division team Tarbiyat Khorasan and made the team promoted to 1st Division. He has been assistant coach at F.C. Aboomoslem for several years now under Akbar Misaghian,Firouz Karimi and Farhad Kazemi.

A film director, screenwriter and film producer. He received an M.A. in cinema from the San Francisc

A film director, screenwriter and film producer. He received an M.A. in cinema from the San Francisco State University (1977). In his feature films, he generally deals with heroic subjects in the natural environment with a historical and epic tone. Some of his films were awarded local prizes.

Is an Iranian wrestler.

Is an Iranian wrestler.

Is an Iranian wrestler. He has competed in two Olympics but has yet to win a medal.

Is an Iranian wrestler. He has competed in two Olympics but has yet to win a medal.

An Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Moghavemat in the Iran Pro League.[1]

An Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Moghavemat in the Iran Pro League.[1]

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and wo

Is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.

An Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga and the Iran national f

An Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga and the Iran national football team.He started his career with Abadani club Sanat Naft FC, before moving to Saipa FC in the Iranian Professional League. He had three good seasons at Saipa FC with his outstanding dribbling skills. He was sometimes called The New Karimi, as his individual skills are very much like those of his fellow compatriot Ali Karimi.Disappointingly for some, Shojaei signed with UAE outfit Sharjah FC, right after World Cup 2006.[2] . He joined his fellow Iranian international Rasoul Khatibi, who had signed a two year contract with Sharjah FC. Shojaei was on a one year contract and was paid $1,200,000 for his stay.

An Iranian footballer, currently a member of the IPL club Persepolis F.C..Having played for Saba Bat

An Iranian footballer, currently a member of the IPL club Persepolis F.C..Having played for Saba Battery, in August 2006 he joined Persepolis.

Was a legendary Persian Pop and classical singer, diva and icon. With an opera voice and contralto v

Was a legendary Persian Pop and classical singer, diva and icon. With an opera voice and contralto vocal range, Hayedeh is by many considered the queen of Persian music. In a career spanning more than two decades, she has recorded 150 songs many of them hits and captured the hearts of millions of Iranians around the world. Her albums have sold in the millions and still sell today. To this day Hayedeh is considered one of the most influential and iconic Persian vocalists of all time.

Is an Iranian scientist and politician. She is currently the director of Peace and Environment Cente

Is an Iranian scientist and politician. She is currently the director of Peace and Environment Center in Tehran.Ebtekar first achieved fame as the spokeswoman of the students who had occupied the US Embassy in 1979. Later she became the first female Vice President of Iran, the head of the Environment Protection Organization of Iran during the administration of President Mohammad Khatami, and is currently a city councilwoman elect of Tehran.[1] She is a founding member of the Iranian reformist political party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front

A prominent Iranian journalist and writer.He started his work as a journalist in 1964. During his lo

A prominent Iranian journalist and writer.He started his work as a journalist in 1964. During his long career he worked as an investigating journalist for different newspapers. He founded more than 20 newspapers and magazines, none of them are currently in publication.

Was elected in 2000 and again in 2004 as a Jewish member of the Iranian Parliament (preceded by Manu

Was elected in 2000 and again in 2004 as a Jewish member of the Iranian Parliament (preceded by Manuchehr Eliasi and succeeded by Ciamak Moresadegh), [1][2] representing the Jewish community which has by Iran's constitution retained a reserved seat since the Persian Constitution of 1906.

An Iranian football player who currently plays for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iran Pro League.

An Iranian football player who currently plays for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iran Pro League.

A Canadian-Iranian journalist and film maker. According to this report in the Iranian-backed outlet

A Canadian-Iranian journalist and film maker. According to this report in the Iranian-backed outlet Fars stated that imprisoned Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari has "confessed" to being a spy.After graduating with a degree in communications from Concordia University in Montreal, he made his first film The Voyage of the Saint Louis about the fatal voyage of more than 900 German Jewish refugees in 1939. He has since been active as a filmmaker and journalist.

An Iranian football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He usually pla

An Iranian football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays in the midfielder position.He is dubbed as The New Ghayeghran after the late Sirous Ghayeghran, an Iranian footballing legend who also played for Malavan and also wore the coveted number 9 shirt.Maziar Zare was a member of Iran national under-23 football team in the 2006 Asian Games, where he scored a 30-yard strike for Iran. He was called up to the senior squad in June 2007 for the West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007. He made his debut for Iran in a match vs Iraq.