Ghaffari
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Ghaffari is an Iranian family name denoting descent from Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
. The Ghaffari clan of Kashan has been the most prominent branch and has spawned numerous politicians, artists, and intellectuals. The Ghaffari clan of Rezayeh has also been a very prominent branch and has spawned countless politicians, artists, doctors, and intellectuals. However other branches have migrated to other parts of Iran such as Mazandaran and Semnan.
Dr.Razzaq Ahmed Ghaffari ( Journalist)
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
Jundub ibn Junādah ibn Sakan , better known as Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī was an early convert to Islam. When he converted, Muhammad gave him a new name, Abdullah. He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Ghifar tribe. No date of birth is known...
. The Ghaffari clan of Kashan has been the most prominent branch and has spawned numerous politicians, artists, and intellectuals. The Ghaffari clan of Rezayeh has also been a very prominent branch and has spawned countless politicians, artists, doctors, and intellectuals. However other branches have migrated to other parts of Iran such as Mazandaran and Semnan.
List of Notables
- Kamal-Ol-MolkKamal-ol-molkMohammad Ghaffari , better known as Kamal-ol-Molk , was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari Clan in Kashan.-Biography:...
(.dsx Ghaffari), famous Iranian Painter and freemason - Dr. Abolghassem Ghaffari (scientist and mathematician for NASA's Apollo/Gemini/Mercury projects)
Dr.Razzaq Ahmed Ghaffari ( Journalist)
- Dr. Saeed Reza GhaffariSaeed Reza GhaffariDr Saeed Reza Ghaffari is an Iranian scientist and physician born in 1962, Fasa, Iran. He graduated from Tehran Medical School in 1986. He received his MSc and PhD degrees in medical Genetics from Glasgow university, UK. He is the first Iranian doctor who obtained MSc, MD and PhD in medical...
, scientist and physician, head of Iranian Medical Genetics Society - Farokh Ghaffari (director)
- Manucher Ghaffarifar, member of the national swim team and national record holder
- Gholam Hossein Khan "Sahebe Ekhtiyar" (governor of Fars, Kerman, and Tehran provinces and minister of war)
- Hassanali Khan "Moaven Eddoleh" (Ambassador to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Adbullah Entezam-Saltaneh Chairman of National Iranian Oil Company, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Secretary of State)
- Nasrullah Entezam-Saltaneh Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador to the United States of America, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Minister of Health and Human Services (Secretary of Health and Human Services), Master of Ceremony of the Imperial Court
- Hosein Kalani One of the most Famous Footballers (Soccer Player) in the Iranian History
- Moezeddin (governor of Kashan, Natanz, and Qom under Karim Khan)
- Mirza Abol Hassan Khan "Sani-ol-molk" (famous painter)
- Mirza Abu TalebFerouk KhanFarrokh Khan Amin-Doleh, Ferouk Khan, also Feruk Khan or Ferukh Khan , was Vice Premier to the court of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar and the Persian ambassador to the Emperor of the France, Napoleon III and Queen Victoria...
"Farrokh Khan Amin Eddoleh" (Ambassador to France, politician, and free mason) - Mirza Ahmed "Eetebar ol-Mamalek" (treasurer and financier)
- Qaazi Abdol-Motaleb (judge and representative from Kashan during the council on the Moghan Plain electing Nader ShahNader ShahNāder Shāh Afshār ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander...
king) - Yahya (died in the Battle of Karbala)
- Alireza Ghaffari (Painter)
- Alidad Ghaffari (Painter)