Iranians may refer to Persian people , who are synonymous with the people of Iran Persia For a more inclusive population of Iran see Demographics of Iran Iranian peoples , speakers of the Iranian languages including Iran and other nations in Central Asia, and the Middle East . A number of ancient peoples and tribes, who spoke Iranian languages, see Ancient Iranian peoples disambig hr Iranci os pt Iranianos ru ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Qatar image caption poptime popplace Doha langs Persian language Persian English language English Arabic language Arabic rels Predominately Shi a Islam Iranians in Qatar accounts for some 30,000 people. ref http goal.blogs.nytimes.com 2011 01 10 ghotbi ?src twrhp ref In 1908 the Qatar population was numbered at 27,000. Out of 27,000 inhabitants there were 425 Iranian boat builders. By the year 1930 the number of Iranians were increased to 5000, an increase of 20 in the population. References reflist Iranian diaspora Immigration to Qatar Category Ethnic groups in Qatar Category Iranian emigrants United Arab Emirates Category Qatari people of Iranian descent ... more details
Seealso List of ArmenianIranians Andranik Teymourian Andre Agassi , Tennis Champion Anik , actress ... Bronze Medalist wrestler Andre Agassi , tennis player his father was Assyrian Armenian Arash Miresmaili ... Seealso List of Assyrian Iranians Freydun Atturaya , co founder of the Assyrian Socialist Party George ... Shoura Osipov , 1948 Olympics boxer representing Iran Andre Agassi Assyrian Armenian Tennis Star ..., Iran, first World War Famous Iranians in America See separate article List of Iranian Americans . Famous Iranians in Canada See article Iranian Canadian Famous Iranians in Britain List of British Iranians Famous Iranians in Germany Iranians in Germany Iranians in Australia Iranian Australian Iranians in the Netherlands Iranians in the Netherlands Iranians in Sweden Iranians in Sweden Famous Iranians ... before partition married Zulfikar Ali Bhutto father of Benazir Bhutto . Famous Iranians in India ... peoples References Reflist DEFAULTSORT List Of Iranians Category Lists of Iranian people Category Lists of people by nationality Iranians Category Lists of people by ethnicity Iranians Category Iranian ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Spain poptime 2,518 2009 ref harvnb INE 2009 ref Do not insert further entries to the infobox without reliable sources Iranians in Spain do not form a very large population, but they have a history going back for over a millennium. ref harvnb L pez Garc a Planet Contreras 2002 p 162 ref ref name Kenesson harvnb Kenesson 1992 pp 107 108 ref Migration history Muhammad ibn Zakariya ar Razi wrote in the 10th century that some Iranians had already settled in Spain, and Ibn Battuta later claimed the Iranians of Spain preferred to live in Granada because of its similarity to their homeland. ref name Kenesson However, the impetus for modern Iranian immigration to Spain came largely from the 1979 Iranian Revolution , as a result of which some Iranians came to Spain as political refugees. ref harvnb Jamshid 1982 ref ref name LopezGarcia harvnb L pez Garc a Planet Contreras 2002 p 164 ref Demography A 1992 survey found that 31.7 worked in administrative jobs, 18.2 were professionals or technicians, 25.7 worked in trade, and another 11 worked in agriculture. The vast majority were between 25 54 years of age, and only one fifth were women. ref harvnb L pez Garc a Planet Contreras 2002 p 165 ref This is actually a relatively large proportion of women compared to other Islam in Spain Muslim migrant communities in Spain , which may be attributed to the fact that most Iranians in Spain are political, rather than economic migrants. ref name LopezGarcia References Notes reflist 3 Sources citation doi 10.2307 1523138 title Nasrid Luster Pottery The Alhambra Vases first Summer S. last Kenesson journal Muqarnas volume 9 year 1992 pages 93 115 accessdate 2008 11 04 publisher BRILL jstor 1523138 citation chapter Islam in Spain last L pez Garc a first Bernab last2 Planet Contreras first2 Ana I. pages 157 174 title Islam, Europe s Second Religion The New ... provi l0 &file 00000010.PX&type pcaxis&L 0 Immigration to Spain Iranian diaspora DEFAULTSORT Iranians ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Sweden image caption poptime popplace Stockholm Gothenburg Malm langs Persian language Persian Swedish language Swedish rels Predominately Shi a Islam Iranians in Sweden consist of people of Iranian nationality who have settled in Sweden , as well as Swedish residents and citizens of Iranian heritage. There are approximately 56,000 Iranians living in Sweden today. ref http www.ccsenet.org journal index.php ass article viewFile 8006 5998 ref Notable Iranians in Sweden Farzan Athari , fashion model. Golbarg Bashi , professor of Iranian studies at Rutgers University . Arash Bayat , footballer. Reza Khelili Dylami , politician in Sweden. Arash entertainer Arash Labaf , platinum selling artist. Lina Leandersson , actress. Janet Leon , singer. Lasse Lindroth , comedian and actor. Reza Madadi , professional MMA fighter. Sam Motazedi , professional singer Trita Parsi , founder and president of the National Iranian American Council . Laleh Pourkarim , singer songwriter. Sheri Nowrozi , singer. Said Mahmoudi , Professor of International Law and Dean at the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University Daniel Rahimi , professional Ice hockey player. Behrang Safari , Swedish international footballer. Nahid Persson Sarvestani , film director. Maryam Yazdanfar , Parliament of Sweden Riksdag politician. Nina Zanjani , actress . Mika Zibanejad , professional Ice hockey player. Amin Nazari , professional football player. Se also Iran Sweden relations References reflist Immigration to Sweden Iranian diaspora Category Ethnic groups in Sweden Category Iranian emigrants Sweden ... more details
Infobox ethnic group group Iranians in the Philippines poptime 7,144 2000 ref name UN citation url http unstats.un.org unsd demographic products dyb dybcensus V3 table4.xls title Population by country of citizenship, sex, and urban rural residence each census, 1985&ndash 2004 publisher United Nations Statistics Division year 2005 accessdate 2011 06 15 ref popplace Manila religion Islam There is a community of thousands of Iranians in the Philippines , including many international student s drawn by the country s low cost English education. According to the figures of the 2000 Philippines census , they were the 11th largest group of foreigners. ref name UN ref Behind 115,558 Britons, 111,647 Bahrainis, 87,446 Americans, 61,700 Chinese, 43,871 Indonesians, 34,955 Indians, 18,172 Australians, 13,907 Angolans, 11,835 Japanese, and 10,708 Brazilians. However, the census figures did not specify ... 2508,2335013 periodical Associated Press title Iranians in Manila whoop it up against U.S., egypt ... date 1981 07 27 accessdate 2011 06 20 title Iranians clash in Philippines periodical Associated ... citation title Jailed Iranians Plead Innocent url http news.google.com newspapers?id tPIcAAAAIBAJ&sjid .... Iranians were the third largest group of 9 f student visa holders that year, amounting to 2,980 ... inquirerheadlines nation view 20100614 275480 Cebu bus crash kills 20 mostly Iranians ... Aragon first2 Chito title Cebu bus crash kills 20, mostly Iranians ref ref citation url http www.gmanews.tv ... ManilaStandard19870813 Many Iranians married to Filipinos have been able to obtain Section 13 A status ... officials have often waived this requirement in the case of Iranians. ref harvnb Mant ph n 1992 p http books.google.com.hk books?id u2 Clk6WCxcC&pg PA86 86 ref By the early 1990s, Iranians formed ... and anti government Iranian factions in the Philippines, Iranians were classified as Restricted aliens , meaning Iranians not already in the Philippines would henceforth find it quite difficult ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Pakistan image caption poptime 20,000 120,000 ref Nasr, Vali, The Shia Revival Norton , 2006, p.78 ref popplace Karachi Islamabad Lahore langs Persian language Persian English language English Urdu rels Predominantly Shia Islam , Minority Sunni Zoroastrianism There are a large number of Iranians in Pakistan , the vast majority of whom live in Karachi and Lahore . Other colonies can be found in Faisalabad , Islamabad , Peshawer and in the city of Multan . Most Iranians in Pakistan are Shia Muslims , although a number of Sunni s and Parsi s in Pakistan claim Iranian origins. ref http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page story 22 3 2004 pg7 25 Centuries old Iranian new year celebrates life and all its glory Daily Times Pakistan ref By many other estimations there are around 1,377,000 2,000,000 people of Iranian descent in Pakistan, majority of whom practice Shia Islam . And most them have been settled in the country before the Independence of Pakistan in 1947. ref There are 1,000,000 Persian speakers native to Pakistan and 220,000 Tajik war refugees from Afghanistan remain in Pakistan. http www.ethnologue.com show country.asp?name Pakistan Ethnologue.com s entry for Languages of Pakistan . http www.unhcr.org cgi bin texis vtx home opendoc.pdf?tbl SUBSITES&page SUBSITES&id 434fdc702 Census of Afghans in Pakistan . ref ref http www.farsinet.com farsi ref ref http i cias.com e.o persian l.htm ref There are also an unspecified number of Iranian illegal immigrants and refugees. ref http tribune.com.pk story 322325 five million illegal immigrants residing in pakistan Five million illegal immigrants residing in Pakistan ref Notable people Notable Pakistani people of Iranian descent include Aga Khan III Nusrat Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Murtaza Bhutto ... 09 story 9 3 2010 pg7 35 Iranians face threat in Pakistan Daily Times http business.maktoob.com Pages Media GalleryPopUp.aspx?GalleryID 260176&ImageID 271012 Iranians protest in Pakistan Maktoob News ... more details
Too few opinions date February 2012 Unbalanced date February 2012 Ethnic group group Iranians in Japan population 11,988 2000 regions Tokyo , Nagoya langs Persian language Persian , Japanese language Japanese rels Shia Islam , ref harvnb Sakurai 2003 p 19 ref Irreligion nihongo Iranians in Japan ... Sakurai 2003 p 41 ref Migration history As early as the 17th century, it was known that some of Iranians ... of Iranians in Japan began to expand significantly in 1988, after the cessation of hostilities ... of Iranians took advantage of visa free entry to find jobs and settle in Japan they were attracted ... overstayers. Though small numbers of Iranians turned to people smuggling people smugglers to gain .... ref harvnb Higuchi 2007 pp 2 3 ref Demographics and distribution Iranians in Japan reside .... ref name Sakurai 2003 p 33 Iranians used to form Japan s largest population of illegal immigration ... 5,821 in 2000. ref name Sakurai 2003 p 41 Like other labour migrants from Muslim countries, most Iranians ... proper documentation. Iranians themselves increasingly avoided the parks, hoping to avoid being stereotyped and lumped together with the so called bad Iranians who assembled there regularly. As a result ... some of the same functions. As in Iran itself, most Iranians in Japan are followers of Shia Islam. In the early ... a mosque in Kodenma ch , Ch , Tokyo Ch ku the management board was dominated by Iranians ... labour exporting countries, most Iranians who return home from Japan find that they have no further ... novelist May J. , J pop singer See also Iran Japan relations Academic Society of Iranians in Japan ... title Iranians in Japan month September year 1996 accessdate 2007 07 19 citation url http reposit.sun.ac.jp ... Iranians in Japan Life and employment seeking during the economic recession j publisher Tsukuba ... Iranians in Japan under the economic recession publisher Akashi Shoten isbn 9784750307909 ... citation title Iranians in the United States and Japan self imagery and individual collective ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in France image image MKNasseri.jpg 215px Image Marjane Satrapi mg 7536.jpg 230px caption Mehran Karimi Nasseri Marjane Satrapi poptime Residents of France born in Iran ref harvnb OECD 2004 ref BR 9,715 non French nationals BR 8,661 French nationals BR small asof 1999 . May include non Iranians. small popplace Iranians in France form one of the smaller communities of Iranian citizens abroad Iranians outside of Iran . ref name NassehiBehnam harvnb Nassehi Behnam 1991 ref Early 20th century France was a popular destination for Persian people Persian Iranian international student s in the early 20th century. The first government sponsored Persian students, a group of 20, all went to France in 1926. ref harvnb Cronin 2003 p 138 ref In 1932, the government drew up a competitive examination to determine the distribution of government scholarships to aspiring international students 110 out of the 125 students who passed the examination went to France, making them the overwhelming majority of all Persian students abroad. Another 66 chose France as their destination the following year. Aside from government sponsored students, there were also 537 privately financed Persian students living in France in 1934, nearly half of the total 1,165 privately financed international students. However, in 1938, a governmental decree prohibited students from going abroad on private funds to pursue degrees. ref harvnb Cronin 2003 p 139 ref The Iranians students in France lived in dormitories on their school campuses, unlike students in Germany who rented private accommodations by themselves this meant that they were often subject to surveillance by officials from .... ref harvnb Chehabi 1990 p 194 ref Notable Iranians who studied in France include Mehdi Bazargan ... 1990 p 104 ref After the Iranian Revolution Today, Iranians in France consist primarily of political ... 1987 ref class wikitable style float centre font size 85 caption Iranians in France ref fr Quid encyclopedia ... more details
Iranian migration to Thailand began as early as the 17th century. History During the Ayutthaya Kingdom period, the Iranian community in Thailand consisted primarily of merchants. They are recorded in some memoirs of their fellow merchants, the Dutch East India Company , as well as in the Ship of Sulaiman , an account of a Persian embassy to King Narai . ref harvnb Marcinkowski 2005 p 32 ref Some descendants of Iranians from the Ayutthaya period converted to Buddhism, and continued to retain influence in Thai public life down to the present day one prominent example is the Bunnag family, whose ancestor Shaykh Ahmad is said to have come from Qom and arrived at Ayutthaya in 1602. ref harvnb Marcinkowski 2005 p 87 ref Modern tourism In recent years, Thailand has become a popular destination for Iranian medical tourism medical tourists . ref citation date 2007 05 07 accessdate 2011 06 20 url http www.nationmultimedia.com 2007 05 07 business business 30033535.php periodical The Nation title Iranians buy ticket to health wellness trips to Kingdom on the rise first Petchanet last Pratruangkrai ref However, due to numerous incidents of methamphetamine smuggling, Iranians coming to Thailand fall under heavy suspicion from police. ref citation url http www.bangkokpost.com news crimes 211016 iranians top police watch list for possible drug traffickers title Iranians top police watch list for possible drug traffickers date 2010 12 13 accessdate 2011 06 20 periodical Bangkok Post ref References reflist 3 Bibliography citation last Marcinkowski first M. Ismail year 2005 title From Isfahan to Ayutthaya Contacts between Iran and Siam in the 17th Century publication place Singapore publisher Pustaka Nasional isbn 9789971774912 Further reading citation author Muhammad Rabi ibn Muhammad Ibrahim author2 John O Kane, translator year 1972 title The Ship of Sulaiman publication place London publisher Routledge oclc 223620960 citation last Marcinkowski first M. Ismail year 2002 title The Ir ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Israel image Image Moshe Katsav, by Amir Gilad.JPG 89px Moshe Katsav Image Shaul Mofaz.jpg 72px Shaul Mofaz region1 flagcountry Israel pop1 135,000 ref http www.cbs.gov.il reader shnaton templ shnaton.html?num tab st02 24x&CYear 2008 Jews, by country of origin and age ref Iranians in Israel refers to the community of History of the Jews in Iran Iranian Jews living in Israel . Many of them aliyah immigrated to Israel after the Iranian revolution in 1979. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 6256407.stm Torn loyalties of Israel s Iranian Jews ref Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, over 40,000 Iranian Jews have settled in Israel. ref http www.haaretz.com news iranian jews in israel worry for former homeland 1.188013 Iranian Jews in Israel worry for former homeland ref Kol Israel transmits daily radio broadcasts to Iran in the Persian language Persian language and Menashe Amir , an Iranian Jew, hosts a talk show that draws callers from Iran. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 6256407.stm Torn loyalties of Israel s Iranian Jews ref Notable Israelis of Iranian descent Image Rita Yahan Farouz 1.jpg thumb 150px Rita Kleinstein , an Israeli pop star, of Persian descent Menashe Amir Persian language broadcaster in Israel Sima Bakhar Miss Israel 2005 Michael Ben Ari Israeli politician and current member of the Knesset Dan Halutz Former Ramatkal chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Mor Karbasi Singer Moshe Katsav Former President of Israel Rita Kleinstein Israeli pop singer Shaul Mofaz Current Israeli Minister of Transport.Had been elected the chairman of the Kadima. Mordechai Zar Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset See also Jewish ethnic divisions Israel Iran relations References Reflist External links http www.payvand.com news 10 may 1135.html Iran s Jews Category Iranian emigrants Israel Category Israeli people of Iranian origin Category Iranian emigrants to Israel fa ... more details
ethnic group group Iranians in Germany image Image Ashkan Dejagah 2.jpg 68px Ashkan Dejagah Image Nossrat Peseschkian 2010 03 31.jpg 75px Nossrat Peseschkian Image Hamid Akhavan.jpg 75px Hamid Akhavan Image Mehrzad Marashi bei Rewe.jpg 75px Mehrzad Marashi Image Soraya.jpg 75px Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary File Fereydoun Farrokhzad.jpg 73px Fereydoun Farrokhzad caption Ashkan Dejagah Nossrat Peseschkian Hamid Akhavan br Mehrzad Marashi Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari Soraya Esfandiary Fereydoun Farrokhzad poptime 100 000 ref name iranger http www.isoplan.de aid index.htm?http www.isoplan.de aid 2003 1 schwerpunkt.htm SCHWERPUNKT Iraner in Deutschland ref 120 000 ref name iranger2 http books.google.de books?id kvLkvt1dBzgC&pg PA141&dq iraner in hamburg&lr Zuwanderung und Integration ref popplace Hamburg , Berlin , Frankfurt am Main rels Islam rels predominantly Shia Islam , a little Sunni Islam and other religions include Christianity , Zoroastrianism and the Bah Faith langs Persian language Persian , German language German related c Persian people Persians , Azerbaijani people Azerbaijanis Iranians in Germany include immigrants from Iran to Germany as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background. There are 100 000 ref name iranger to 120 000 ref name iranger2 ethnic Iranians living in Germany. With around 25.000 people of Iranian descent, Hamburg is the main center of the Iranian Diaspora http www.abendblatt.de politik ausland article1061344 Nieder mit dem Diktator 3000 Exiliraner demonstrieren in Hamburg.html There are a lot of Iranian restaurants, cultural centres and mosques in the city. In contrast to other muslim communities in Germany, Iranians are mostly well educated and relatively wealthy. There are considerable number of notable Iranians in each of the following categories who live and work in Germany Academia Science Prof. Dr. Amir Reza Foroushani , Prof. Dr. Pourya Amini Nossrat Peseschkian Majid Samii Gholamreza Sinambari , environmental engineer ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in Bahrain poptime 100,000 small According to Ali Akbar Bushahri small ref http www.alwaqt.com art.php?aid 184648 ref langs Persian language Persian , Bahrani Arabic , Gulf Arabic rels Predominantly Twelver Shi a Islam related Persian people Persians , Iranian Arabs , Huwala , Pakistanis in Bahrain The Iranians in Bahrain or Ajam lang ar are a community of Persian people Persians in Bahrain . They have traditionally been merchants living in a specific quarters of Manama and Muharraq . They mostly adhere to the Shia sect of Islam. In the Manama Souq , many Ajam are clustered in the neighborhoods of Mushbir and Fareeq el Makharqa . History The immigration of Persians to Bahrain might have begun when the Greek Seleucid kingdom which was ruling Bahrain at the time fell and the Persian Empire invaded the Bahrain islands, but it is often said that it started during the 1600s when Abbas I of Persia invaded Bahrain. After settling in Bahrain, the Persians were effectively Arabized, even having Arabic patronymics. They usually settled in areas inhabited by the indigenous Baharna , probably because they share the same Shia Islam Shia Muslim faith, however, some Sunni Ajam settled in areas mostly inhabited by Sunni Arab immigrants such as Hidd and Galali . In Muharraq , they have their own neighborhood called Fareej Karimi named after a rich Ajami man called Ali Abdulla Karimi. According to the 1905 census, there were 1650 Bahraini citizens with Persian ancestry. Ali Bushahri estimates that the Ajami population is about 100,000 or 20 of 550,000 Bahraini citizens. Not the whole population Immigration to Bahrain in the early 20th century Nasser Hussain says that many Iranians fled their native country in the early 20th century due to a law king ... Differentiating between Ajam and Iranians To be classified as an Ajami, one must Be born in Bahrain ... that local Iranians can mourn Imam Hussain in. It was formally established in 1904. Today, many Ajam ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians Persians in the Netherlands BR Irani rs Perzen in Nederland poptime 32,777 2011 ref name CBS 2009 harvnb CBS 2009 ref popplace Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague , and other urban areas ref name Ghorashi 2002 140 harvnb Ghorashi 2002 p 140 ref rels Islam , ref name Ghorashi 2002 228 harvnb Ghorashi 2002 p 228 ref Atheism and Agnosticism , ref Hunter, Shireen. Islam ... related c Iranian citizens abroad Iranians in the Netherlands form one of the newer and larger populations of Iranians Persians in Europe. ref name Hessels 2002 20 harvnb Hessels 2002 p ... thumb right Holland Persian Community s Demonstration UNITED4IRAN , Amsterdam, 2009 Iranians Persians in the Netherlands are sometimes referred to by hyphenated terms such as Dutch Iranians ... daar wel periodical Volkskrant ref However, one scholar who uses the term Dutch Iranians also expresses ... RNW2 citation url http www.rnw.nl internationaljustice specials HumanRights 080902 dutch iranians mc ... the Dutch government, led to suspicion by Iranians both towards their fellow Iranians and towards ... house with his fellow Iranians, a fact which was discovered only after his death. The social environment ... periodical PDN date 2010 01 29 accessdate 2011 10 03 ref Integration and community Iranians in the Netherlands ... among Iranians abroad. ref name van den Bos 2007 171 In contrast to other migrant groups, there is little sense of community among them. Possibly as a result of this, many Iranians have redirected ... Networks and the Asylum Cycle The Case of Iranians in the Netherlands first Khalid last Koser journal ... 418 year 1999 issn 0046 2772 . A study of self stereotyping among Iranians living in the Netherlands. citation title Subjective Well Being, Discrimination and Cultural Conflict Iranians Living in The Netherlands ... doi 10.1177 0268580906059292 citation title Acculturation of Iranians in the United States, the United ... date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT Iranians In The Netherlands Category Dutch people of Iranian descent ... more details
to describe the Indo Iranians. ref Citation first1 Luigi Luca last1 Cavalli Sforza authorlink Luigi ... isbn 978 0 691 08750 4 page See Aryan in index ref Origin The early Indians and Iranians are commonly ... Parpola 1999 . First wave main Indo Aryan migration The Indo Iranians and their expansion ... The Second Wave is interpreted as the Iranian wave. ref name jpm rp 42 43 The first Iranians to reach ... Iranians in the late 3rd millennium BC was a Satem language still not removed very far from ... of the PIE voiced aspirates. Indo Iranians today The Indo Iranians today are subdivided into the Iranian .... Mallory title The Origin of the Indo Iranians series Leiden Indo European Etymological Dictionary ... Basirov 2001 http books.google.com books?id x5J9rn8p2 IC The Origin of the Indo Iranians Elena E. Kuz ... more details
in Jiangsu province, China, has inhabitants descended from Iranians. It has 27,000 people, and It contains ... families in China Many Iranians took the Chinese name Li to use as their last name when they moved to China ... Cambridge University Press page 276 isbn 0521087317 ref Iranians dominated the drug trade in China. In 824 ... more details
Wiktionary Armenian refers to something of, from, or related to Armenia , a country in the South Caucasus region of Eastern Europe Armenians , persons from Armenia, or of Armenian descent Armenian language , the Indo European language spoken by Armenian people Armenian cuisine Armenian alphabet Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic , one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union See also Special Allpages Armenian List of all pages beginning with Armenian Armenia disambiguation List of Armenians disambig de Armenisch es Armenio fa gl Armenio it Armeno pt Arm nio simple Armenian ... more details
This is a list of famous Assyrians in Iran Assyrian Iranians . Andre Agassi , Assyrian Armenian Tennis player Ramona Amiri , Miss Canada 2005 Freydun Atturaya , co founder of the Assyrian Socialist Party Issa Benyamin , calligraphist Youra Eshaya Iranian born, Iraqi International Footballer Henri Charr , filmmaker George Issabeg , 1948 and 1952 Olympics boxer representing Iran Ivan Kakovitch , 1933 2006 activist and author Mount Semele 2001 Paulus Khofri , composer, painter George Malek Yonan , politician and Champion of Champions of Iran Milton Malek Yonan , inventor of converted Rice Rosie Malek Yonan , actor, activist and author of The Crimson Field Shoura Osipov , 1948 Olympics boxer representing Iran Terrence Malick , Oscar winning director, writer & producer Bukhtishu Family A line of famous medieval Physicians DEFAULTSORT List Of Assyrian Iranians Category Iranian people of Assyrian descent Category Lists of Iranian people Assyrians ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Iranians in the United Kingdom image Image Omid Djalili at the Arts Depot in 2007.jpg 80px File Bell, Catherine 2008 .jpg 79px br File ShirinGuild.jpg 82px File Kia Joorabchian Manchester United v. Arsenal 16 05 09.png 100px File Shusha Guppy.jpg 78px File Freddie Mercury performing in New Haven, CT, November 1978.jpg 83px br File Christiane Amanpour at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg 83px File Camila Batmanghelidjh, April 2008 1 .jpg 50px File Freema Agyeman 2007.jpg 50px caption small List of British Iranians Notable British people of Iranian origin br Top Omid Djalili , Catherine Bell br Second Shirin Guild , Kia Joorabchian br Third Shusha Guppy , Freddie Mercury br Bottom Christiane Amanpour , Darius Danesh , Camila Batmanghelidjh Freema Agyeman small poptime Iranian born residents br 42,494 2001 Census figure br 58,000 2009 ONS estimate br Other population estimates br 75,000 Iranian embassy 2004 estimate popplace In descending order London , Manchester , Bradford , Leeds , Glasgow , Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle , Southampton , Slough ref citation ... Canadians Iranians in the United Kingdom , also referred to as British Iranians , consist of people ... of Iranians in the UK arrived after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. In the following five years ... persons born in Iran 18,132 men, 10,485 women . Iranians were not separately distinguished in the 1991 ... that as many as 75,000 Iranians might reside in the country. ref name Spellman 2004 p 38 harvnb ... Iranian Sufi orders in London. ref harvnb Spellman 2004 p 103 ref Some Iranians in the UK have converted ... Jewish community among the Iranians in London. ref http www.thejc.com community local news 40626 ... context. ref harvnb Harbottle 2004 p 41 ref See also List of British Iranians Iran United Kingdom relations ... British Iranians 30 Years On , a series of radio programmes from the BBC AsiansinUK Iranian citizens abroad DEFAULTSORT Iranians In The United Kingdom Category British people of Iranian descent Category ... more details
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Lists of Britons This is a list of notable British Iranians . Academics Haleh Afshar Order of the British Empire OBE , university professor at the University of York . ref http www.york.ac.uk politics our staff haleh afshar ref Hamid Aghvami , FREng, FIEEE, FIET, Kings College. ref http www.kcl.ac.uk nms depts engineering people atoz aghvami.aspx ref Ali Ansari , university professor at the University of St Andrews . ref http www.st andrews.ac.uk history staff aliansari.html ref Abbas Edalat , university professor at Imperial College London . ref http www.doc.ic.ac.uk ae ref Anoush Ehteshami , university professor at Durham University . ref http www.dur.ac.uk research directory staff ?mode staff&id 488 ref Mohammed Ghanbari , university professor at the University of Essex . ref http privatewww.essex.ac.uk ghan ref Nazila Ghanea , lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford . ref http www.law.ox.ac.uk profile nazila.ghanea ref Homa Katouzian , academic, economist, historian and literary critic. ref http www.orinst.ox.ac.uk staff iw hkatouzian.html ref Mohammad Hashem Pesaran , academic, economist, university professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge . ref http www.econ.cam.ac.uk faculty person.html?id pesaran&group faculty ref Siavash Haroun Mahdavi , Academic and Inventor. ref http www.cs.ucl.ac.uk people S.HarounMahdavi.html ref Ebrahim Naderali , university professor at Liverpool Hope University . ref http www.hope.ac.uk staff index naderae.html ref Saeed Vaseghi , university professor at Brunel University . ref http dea.brunel.ac.uk cmsp Home Saeed Vaseghi Home.html ref Actors and comedians Freema Agyeman , actress. ref http www.independent.co.uk ... players ben roberts hooked from the first deal ref See also British Iranians List of Iranians List of Iranian Americans References reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT List Of British Iranians Category British people of Iranian descent Category Lists of British people by origin Iranians Category Lists of Iranian ... more details
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Terminology Members of the upper class of medieval Armenian society were known as nakharars and azat s , also aznvakans . Translated from contemporary Armenian language Armenian the word azat literally ... Armenian noble clans traced their origins back to the gods of the old Armenian religion most ... of the Armenian people. For example, the noble houses of Vahevuni and Mehnuni were believed to be offspring of Vahagn and Mithra Mihr , ancient Armenian deities of fire and war, and heavenly light and justice respectively. The House of Artzruni traced its origins to Sanasar, son of Mher from the Armenian epos Sasna Tzrer, i.e. to the same Persian deity Mithra Mihr . According to the Armenian aristocratic .... Historical origins The historians mention various numbers of the Armenian noble houses during different periods of Armenian history. Sometimes their number is mentioned to be ninety, yet at other times it reaches up to three hundred. Certainly, the number of the Armenian noble houses did change in the course of time as the aristocratic class was itself subject to flux. The first attested Armenian ... century BC. They are preceded by legendary or semi legendary Armenian patriarchs patriarchs of Armenian tradition, first recorded in the Armenian History Moses of Chorene History attributed to Moses ..., such as aspet , coronator and sparapet , generalissimo by special decrees of medieval Armenian kings for their services to the royal court or the nation. Although the vast majority of the Armenian nobility was of Armenian origin, the historical sources still mention quite significant foreign influxes ... numerous. Many Armenian noble houses were either linked to the Iranian nobility through dynastic marriages or were Iranians Persian people Persians , Parthians , Medes by origin. The latter included ... of non Armenian but Indo European noble houses would include the families of Aravelian s and Ropseans ... among the Armenian nobility and they normally appear at later stages of Armenian history. Some ... more details
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