Sean McCormack

male
persian, Meridian Corporation, Assistant Secretary of State, University of Maryland, College Park alumni, Persian language, Colby College alumni
Sean McCormack is a U.S. Assistant Secretary of State. He was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Department Spokesman on June 2...
Avicenna

Avicenna

male, deceased (1037)
physics, mathematics, Classical humanist, Islamic medicine, Soldier, Islamic Science…persian
Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna) was a Persian ("Tājīk") Muslim universal genius who made signficant contributions to medicine, astronomy, al...

Belshazzar

male
Monarch of the Hebrew Bible, Medes, Baltasar, Akkadian, Chaldeans, Book of Daniel…persian
Belshazzar (or "Baltasar"; Akkadian "Bel-sarra-usur") was a prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon. In the "Book of...
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…persian
"'"' (born 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy Prime Minister, and a former Minister of Defense....
Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali

male, deceased (1111)
Asharite, Jurisprudence, Mutazilite, from Tous, Shafi'is, early Muslim philosophy…persian
Al-Ghazali contributed significantly to the development of a systematic view of Sufism and its integration and acceptance in mainstream Islam. He...
Hossein Derakhshan

Hossein Derakhshan

male, 34 years old
Asr-e Azadegan, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Hayat-e No, Iranian expatriate in Canada, Iranian secularists, Hoder…Persian language, VOA Persian, persian
Hossein Derakhshan, also known as Hoder, is an Iranian journalist and weblogger based in Toronto. His weblog, which is blocked in Iran by the...
Amir Kabir

Amir Kabir

male, deceased (1852)
Kashan's Fin Bath, Prime Minister of Iran, tehran, drinking, executed, kashan…persian, Persian Empire
Amir Kabir, also known as Mirza Taghi Khan Amir-Nezam, was the Prime minister of Persia (Iran) under Nasereddin Shah (The emperor). He was born in...
William Jones

William Jones

male, deceased (1794)
Westminster, persian, linguist, Philologist, British, princess diana…Persian language
Sir William Jones (September 28, 1746 - April 27, 1794) was an English philologist and student of ancient India, particularly known for his...
Mumtaz Mahal

Mumtaz Mahal

female, deceased (1631)
Nur Jehan, From agra, hindustan, mughal empire, mumtaz mahal, peacock throne…Persian language, persian
Mumtāz Mahal is the common nickname of Arjumand Banu Begum, who was born in April, 1593 in Agra, India. Her father was the Persian noble Abdul H...
Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

female, 40 years old
Iranian women writer, children's book, farsi, From rasht, Iranian Revolution, Qajar…persian
Marjane Satrapi (Persian: مرجان ساتراپی is a contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator and children's book author.