List of Iranian Arabs
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Academics
- Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri, Muslim philosopher
- Baha' ad-Din al-`AmiliBaha' ad-Din al-`AmiliBahāʾ al‐Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn al‐ʿĀmilī was a scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and a poet in 16th-century Iran. He was born in Baalbek, Lebanon but immigrated in his childhood to Safavid Iran with his father...
, Iranian Arab polymathPolymathA polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable... - Jawad SalehiJawad SalehiJawad A. Salehi born in Kazemain , Iraq, on December 22, 1956 is an Iranian electrical and computer engineer, pioneer of optical code division multiple access and a highly cited researcher .-Education:...
, Iranian Arab electrical and computer engineer.
Poets and Writers
- Bashar ibn BurdBashar ibn BurdBashār ibn Burd nicknamed "al-Mura'ath" meaning the wattled, was a poet in the late Umayyad and the early Abbasid periods. Bashar was of Persian origin; his grandfather was taken as a captive to Iraq, his father was a freedman of the Uqayl tribe. Some Arab scholars considered Bashar the first...
poet - Abu NuwasAbu NuwasAbu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani Al-Hakami ,a known as Abū-Nuwās , was one of the greatest of classical Arabic poets, who also composed in Persian on occasion. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, of an Arab father and a Persian mother, he became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry...
renowned classical Arabic and PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
poets - Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani writer.
- Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani poet and writer.
Politicians
- Asadollah AlamAsadollah AlamAmir Asadollah Alam was an Iranian politician who was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1964. He was also Minister of Royal Court, President of Pahlavi University and Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.-Early life:...
,former Prime Minister of Iran. - Mahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiMahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiGrand Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi is a moderate Iraqi-Iranian politician and Twelver Shi'a Marja. Hashemi Shahroudi was the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, which has caused objections to his serving as the head of Iran's Judiciary System upon his...
,former Head of Supreme Judicial System of Iran. - Mohammad KhazaeeMohammad KhazaeeMohammad Khazaee , born 12 April 1953 in Kashmar, Iran) is the current Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007. He was elected as Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 September...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian politician, Ambassador of Iran to the United NationsAmbassador of Iran to the United NationsThe Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations is the leader of the Iranian delegation to the United Nations. The position is more formally known as the "Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and...
. - Yusef Azizi Bani-TorofYusef Azizi Bani-TorofYusef Azizi Bani-Torof is an Iranian journalist and activist living in Tehran. He is also an advocate for the Iranian Arab community of the Khuzestan province. Bani-Torof is a member of the Association of Iran's Writers and has translated many works from Arabic to Persian...
, journalist and activist.
Military
- Ali ShamkhaniAli ShamkhaniAli Shamkhani is an Iranian admiral and politician. He was the Minister of Defense from August 19, 1997 until August 24, 2005 and was replaced by Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar.He is born in 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, he earned a B.S...
, Iranian admiral. - Mohammad Reza NaqdiMohammad Reza NaqdiBrigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, , is the commander of the Basij paramilitary force of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in October 2009, replacing Hossein Taeb...
,commander of the Basij paramilitary force of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Monarchs and royalty
- Muhammad ibn FalahMuhammad ibn FalahMuhammad ibn Falah was an Iraqi-born theologian who founded the Musha'sha'iya, a Shi'a sect. He received his theological education in the city of al-Hillah, and there came to believe himself to be the earthly representative of Imam Ali and the Mahdi...
-founder of the Musha'sha'iyyah dynasty. - Sheikh Jabir al-KaabiSheikh Jabir al-KaabiSheikh Jabir al-Kaabi was the leader of the Bani Kaab Arab tribe and the Sheikh of Khorramshahr during the 19th century...
,leader of the Bani Kaab ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
tribe and the Sheikh of KhorramshahrKhorramshahrKhorramshahr is a city in and the capital of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 123,866, in 26,385 families.Khorramshahr is a port city located approximately north of Abadan... - Maz'al KhanMaz'al KhanSheikh Maz'al ibn Jabir was the son of Sheikh Jabir al-Kaabi and succeeded him as tribal leader of the Bani Kaab and Sheikh of Mohammerah upon his father's death. This was confirmed by an Imperial Qajar farman...
leader of the Bani Kaab ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
tribe and the Sheikh of KhorramshahrKhorramshahrKhorramshahr is a city in and the capital of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 123,866, in 26,385 families.Khorramshahr is a port city located approximately north of Abadan... - Sheikh Khaz'al KhanKhaz'al KhanSheikh Khaz'al ibn Jabir Al kaabi, GCIE, KCSI , Muaz us-Sultana, and Sardar-e-Aqdas , was the ruler of the semi-autonomous Sheikhdom of "Mohammerah")....
, the last Sheikh of Mohammerah and provincial governor of Khuzestan (1897-1925) - Shahriar ShafiqShahriar ShafiqCaptain Prince Shahryar Shafiq was the son of Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of the Shah of Iran, and Ahmad Shafiq.-Family:In 1967, he married Maryam Eghbal, the Christian daughter of Manouchehr Eghbal, who was earlier married to one of his uncles, a half-brother of the Shah. Together they...
-son of HIH Princess Ashraf PahlaviAshraf PahlaviPrincess Ashraf ul-Mulki Pahlavi , is the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran and the Pahlavi Dynasty. She currently resides in Paris, France. Princess Ashraf is the oldest living member of her family...
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Religion
- Ali al-RidaAli al-Rida‘Alī ibn Mūsā al-Rizā was the seventh descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the eighth of the Twelve Imams, according to Shia sect of Islam...
- eighth Imam - Fātimah al-Ma'sūmahFatema Mæ'sumeFātimah bint Mūsā' al-Kādhim , was the daughter of the seventh Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Mūsā' al-Kādhim and sister of the eighth...
(sister of Ali al-RidaAli al-Rida‘Alī ibn Mūsā al-Rizā was the seventh descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the eighth of the Twelve Imams, according to Shia sect of Islam...
) - AhmadShah CheraghShāh Chérāgh is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran, housing the tomb of the brothers Ahmad and Muhammad, sons of Mūsā al-Kādhim and brothers of ‘Alī ar-Ridhā...
(son of Mūsā al-KādhimMusa al-Kadhim' was the seventh of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam. He was the son of Imam and his mother was Hamidah Khātūn, a student and former Zanjiyyah slave...
) - MuhammadShah CheraghShāh Chérāgh is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran, housing the tomb of the brothers Ahmad and Muhammad, sons of Mūsā al-Kādhim and brothers of ‘Alī ar-Ridhā...
(son of Mūsā al-KādhimMusa al-Kadhim' was the seventh of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam. He was the son of Imam and his mother was Hamidah Khātūn, a student and former Zanjiyyah slave...
) - Imamzadeh Ja'farImamzadeh Ja'far, BorujerdImāmzādeh Ja‘far is a historical mausoleum in Borujerd, western Iran. The tomb contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn Hussayn.-History:...
-grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam, ‘Alī Zaynul ‘Ābidīn. - Shah-Abdol-Azim fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘AlīHasan ibn AliAl-Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib is an important figure in Islam, the son of Fatimah the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hasan is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa...
. - Ibn KhuzaymahIbn KhuzaymahAbu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah was a prominent Muslim hadith and Shafi'i fiqh scholar best known for his hadith collection, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah.- Biography :...
, Muslim scholar. - Morteza AnsariMorteza AnsariMorteza Ansari , was a Shia jurist who "was generally acknowledged as the most eminent jurist of the time." Ansari has also been called the "first effective" model or Marja of the Shia or "the first scholar universally recognized as supreme authority in matters of Shii law", and the first to...
, Shi'a marjaMarjaMarja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
. - Mohammad Ali Mousavi JazayeriMohammad Ali Mousavi JazayeriGrand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.He has studied in seminaries of Qum, Iran under Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Mohammad Ali Araki and in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.-See also:*List of...
, Shi'a marjaMarjaMarja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
. - Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari, Shi'a marjaMarjaMarja , also known as a marja-i taqlid or marja dini , literally means "Source to Imitate/Follow" or "Religious Reference"...
. - Abbas AlmohriAbbas AlmohriAyatollah Sayyed Abbas Almohri was one of the first Kuwaiti Shia scholars based in Kuwait. He was born in Iran in the province of Fars. Before immigrating to Persia, his predecessors were settled in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia after moving from Medina...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian scholar. - Mohsen ArakiMohsen ArakiAyatollah Sheikh Mohsen Araki is an Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer, and politician. He is a former member of the Assembly of Experts in Iran, and a prominent Iranian cleric and one of the students of the Islamic thinker Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.-Life:He was born in...
, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian scholar, cleric, university lecturer, and politician. - Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri, the author of the second authentic sahih collection of hadithHadithThe term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
in Sunni Islam, Sahih MuslimSahih MuslimSahih Muslim is one of the Six major collections of the hadith in Sunni Islam, oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. It is the second most authentic hadith collection after Sahih Al-Bukhari, and is highly acclaimed by Sunni Muslims...
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Film directors
- Shahriar BahraniShahriar BahraniIranian film director, Shahriar Bahrani -Selected filmography:* 2009: The Kingdom of Solomon* 2000: Saint Mary* 1997: Inverted world* 1993: The Attack to H-3* 1989: Not to mud water!...-References:...
, Iranian film director. - Ramin BahraniRamin BahraniRamin Bahrani is an American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert listed Bahrani's film Chop Shop as the 6th best film of the decade and hailed Bahrani as "the director of the decade." Bahrani was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship, and was the subject of...
, Iranian film director.
Sport
- Samad MarfaviSamad MarfaviAbdolsamad Marfavi is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player.-Club career:He played his whole player career for IPL giants Esteghlal.-International career:...
, Iranian football coach, manager, and former player. - Ali MousaviAli MousaviThis article is about the football player Ali Mousavi. For the article on the death of the nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, see:Death of Seyed Ali Mousavi.Seyed Ali Mousavi is an Iranian football player.-Club career:...
, national football star - Hossein Ka'abiHossein Ka'abiHossein Kaebi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Rah Ahan in the Iran Pro League and the Iran national football team....
, national football star - Ali BadaviAli BadaviAli "Naji" Badavi is an Iranian footballer who plays for the Sanat Naft in Azadegan League.-Club career:Badavi started his career at Foolad FC, however on his return from China after the 2004 Asian Cup, his troubles continued with Foolad FC and eventually left for city rival Esteghlal Ahvaz where...
, Former national football star - Jalal Kameli MofradJalal Kameli MofradJalal Kameli-Mofrad is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Foolad in Iran's Premier League football as Captain.-Club career:Kameli Mofrad started his career at Foolad FC. At first due to his physical style, Mofrad played some good games and became a stater for his club. He was a...
, Former national football star - Naeim Saadavi, Former national football star