Hamdollah Mostowfi

Hamdollah Mostowfi

male, deceased (1349)
poet, fromQazvin, Zafar-Nameh, Muslim, persian, Geographer…Qazvin
Hamdollah Mostowfi, was an Iranian historian, geographer and epic poet. Mostowfi is the author of "Nozhat ol-Gholub" (نزهه القلوب), "Zafar-Nam...

Ibn Maja

male
persian, Rayy, Persian language, Kufa, Islamic world, hadith…fromQazvin
Ibn Maja, full name Abu `Abdallah Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Maja al-Rab`i al-Qazwini, was a medieval scholar of hadith (the sayings of Muhammad). He...
Akbar Ganji

Akbar Ganji

male, 49 years old
fromQazvin, Investigative journalist, activist, World Association of Newspapers, Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defender, Canadian Journalist for Free Expression
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist and writer. He was arrested on April 22, 2000 after he took part in a conference held in Berlin on April 7 and...

Nasser Takmil Homayoun

male, 73 years old
fromQazvin, iranian, historian, sorbonne, iranologist, Qazvin
Nasser Takmil Homayoun (born 1936 in Qazvin) is an Iranian historian. He received two PhDs, one in history (1972), and another in Sociology (1977),...
Javad Mojabi

Javad Mojabi

male, 70 years old
fromQazvin, poet, novelist, iranian, writer, Literary critic…Qazvin
Javad Mojabi (born 1939 in Qazvin, Iran) is an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary critic.
Aref Qazvini

Aref Qazvini

male, deceased (1934)
Molla Hadi Qazvini, fromQazvin, persian, tehran, National poet, Qazvin
Aref Qazvini (b. 1882 in Qazvin, Iran - d. January 21, 1934 in Hamadan, Iran) was an Iranian poet and composer. Son of Molla Hadi Qazvini, he...
Mir Emad Hassani

Mir Emad Hassani

male, deceased (1615)
Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani, fromQazvin, Semnan, Nasta'liq, Halab, Hamam…Qazvin
"Mir Emad" (born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani in 1554 in Qazvin - d. August 15, 1615) is perhaps the most celebrated Persian calligrapher. It is...
Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

female, 52 years old
Islamic feminist, fromQazvin, artist, Iranian American, Feminist, film director…B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley
Shirin Neshat is a contemporary visual artist who lives in New York. She is known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Shirin...
Ubayd Zakani

Ubayd Zakani

male, deceased (1370)
fromQazvin, iranian, Pederasty in the Muslim world, satirist, Qazvin, 14th century
Ubayd-i Zākāni was a Persian poet and satirist of the 14th century (Timurid Period) from the city of Qazvin. He studied in Shiraz, Iran under the be...

Sohrab Shahid-Saless

male, deceased (1998)
fromQazvin, Screenwriter, Silver Bear for Best Director recipient, iranian, film director, Persian-language film director
Sohrab Shahid-Saless won 12 professional film awards and 3 nominations during his career.