List of people from Kermanshah Province
Kermanshahi Persian: کرمانشاهی), (Kurdish: Kirmaşanî refers to Iranian people who live mainly in Kermanshah province. Kermanshahi Kurdish and Kermanshahi Persian are spoken in and around the city of Kermanshah and in Kermanshah province.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Kermanshah province in Iran | |
| Languages | |
| Persian (Kermanshahi dialect and Standard Persian), Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Shi'a Islam, Sunni Islam, Yarsan | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Persian people, Kurdish people |
Notable figures
Scientists
- Massoud Azarnoush, archaeologist
- Shahram Amiri, nuclear scientist
- Mohammad Reza Behrangi, doctorate of educational administration from the University of Southern California, translator, and member of the academic staff of Kharazmi University of Tehran
- Abū Ḥanīfa Dīnawarī scientist born at Dinawar north-east of Kermanshah
Musicians
- Kayhan Kalhor, musician
- Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi, songwriter
- Ali Akbar Moradi, musician and tanbour player
- Roknoddin Mokhtari, violin player
- Mojtaba Mirzadeh, violin player
- Shahram Nazeri, master of Persian classical music and Kurdish music
- Shahriyar Jamshidi, musician
- Sohrab Pournazeri, musician
- Susan (Golandam Taherkhani), singer
Actors and film directors
- Nozar Azadi, actor
- Pouran Derakhshandeh, film director, producer, screenwriter
- Reza Shafiei Jam, actor
- Alexis Kouros, writer, documentary-maker, director and producer
- Reza Fieze Norouzi, actor
Politics
- Ebrahim Azizi, member and spokesman of the Guardian Council
- Abdolreza Mesri, MP from Kermanshah constituency in the 7th, and 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly, former minister of welfare and Iran's ambassador to Venezuela
- Mohammad Mokri, politician, writer, poet, linguist, researcher
- Karim Sanjabi, Iran's attorney in the oil's national movement, former foreign minister
- Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, oil minister.
Sports
- Kourosh Bagheri, World weightlifting champion
- Homa Hosseini, rower
- Ali Mazaheri, Asian amateur boxing champion and Olympic boxer
- Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi, light heavyweight freestyle wrestler and Iran's national team coach
- Mohammad Ranjbar, footballer and coach
- Kianoush Rostami, World champion in weightlifting 85 kg
- Neda Shahsavari, table tennis player
Writers and poets
- Ali Mohammad Afghani, novelist
- Mahshid Amirshahi, writer
- Ali Ashraf Darvishian, novelist and writer
- Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi, writer
- Abolghasem Lahouti, poet
- Hajj Nematollah, mystic
- Rashid Yasemi, one of the Five-Masters of Persian Literature
Artists
- Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor, calligrapher
- Guity Novin, painter and graphic designer
Others
- Farhad, architect
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See also
References
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