Reza Pahlavi

Reza Pahlavi

male, 49 years old
University of Southern California alumni, Heir apparent who never acceded, Pretenders to the Persian throne, pahlavi, Fromtehran, Crown Prince of Iran…From Potomac, Maryland
Reza Pahlavi is the former Crown Prince of Iran, the eldest son of late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his Empress Consort, Farah Diba. He...
Shirin Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi

female, 62 years old
Human Rights, Islamic feminist, University of Tehran faculty, humanitarian, Islam and women, Fromtehran…University of Tehran alumni, from Hamedan
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of Children's Rights Support Association in Iran. On December 10, 2003, Ebadi...
Shaul Mofaz

Shaul Mofaz

male, 61 years old
Transportation Minister of Israel, Member of the Knesset, minister of defense, Minister of Transportation, Defense Minister of Israel, 1982 Lebanon War…Fromtehran, tehran
"'"' (born 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy Prime Minister, and a former Minister of Defense....
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

male, deceased (1980)
suffrage to women, Anglo-Soviet invasion, Muslim, World War II, 2,500 years of continuous monarchy, 2,500 year celebration of Iran's monarchy…Fromtehran, tehran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the imperial ti...
Vali Nasr

Vali Nasr

male, 49 years old
Harvard University, American, Academic, Muslim, Naval Postgraduate School faculty, Tufts University…Fromtehran, tehran
Vali Reza Nasr (b. 1960) is an Iranian-American academic and scholar, as well as Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law...
Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

male, 69 years old
Persian literature, graphic designer, Art director, Film editor, illustrator, short film…Fromtehran, University of Tehran alumni, tehran, like to approach it from that angle
Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami...
Farah Pahlavi

Farah Pahlavi

female, 71 years old
Fromtehran, Knight of the Elephant, iranian, Empress, Iranian royalty, Shahbanu
Farah Pahlavi is the widow and third wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the late Shah of Iran) and the only Shahbanu (Empress) of modern Iran. Though...
Forough Farrokhzad

Forough Farrokhzad

female, deceased (1967)
Summit of the Wave, The Mirror of the Soul, Iranian road accident victim, film director, discussion, The Green Cold…Fromtehran, tehran
Forough Farrokhzad. A new English translation of a selection of her poems by Maryam Dilmaghani is published on-line by the name of "Forough...

Bahá'U'Lláh

male, deceased (1892)
Mírzá usayn-`Alí, Founder of religions, Baha'i Faith, Bahá'í central figure, He whom God shall make manifest, progressive revelation…Fromtehran
Bahá'u'lláh (November 12, 1817 - May 29, 1892), born Mírzá usayn-`Alí, was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to fulfill the Bábí prophecy...
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar

Amir-Abbas Fakhravar

male, 34 years old
Jonbeshe Azadye Iranian, supreme leader, Fromtehran, referendum, Supreme Leader of Iran, Mosharekat…tehran
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar ("Amir-Abbās Fakhr-āvar", also known as "Siavash" (Persian: سیاوش), born 6 July, 1975 in Tehran) is an Iranian writer, and for...