List of Iranian Arabs

Contents 1 Academics 2 Poets and Writers 3 Politicians 4 Military 5 Monarchs and royalty 6 Religion 7 Film directors 8 Sport 9 See also 10 Notes

Academics

• Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri, Muslim philosopher
• Baha' ad-Din al-`Amili, Iranian Arab polymath
• Jawad Salehi, Iranian Arab electrical and computer engineer.

Poets and Writers

• Bashar ibn Burd poet
• Abu Nuwas renowned classical Arabic and Persian poets
• Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani writer.
• Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani poet and writer.

Politicians

• Asadollah Alam,former Prime Minister of Iran.
• Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi,former Head of Supreme Judicial System of Iran.
• Mohammad Khazaee, Iranian politician, Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations.
• Yusef Azizi Bani-Torof, journalist and activist.

Military

• Ali Shamkhani, Iranian admiral.
• Mohammad Reza Naqdi,commander of the Basij paramilitary force of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Monarchs and royalty

• Muhammad ibn Falah -founder of the Musha'sha'iyyah dynasty.
• Sheikh Jabir al-Kaabi,leader of the Bani Kaab Arab tribe and the Sheikh of Khorramshahr
• Maz'al Khanleader of the Bani Kaab Arab tribe and the Sheikh of Khorramshahr
• Sheikh Khaz'al Khan, the last Sheikh of Mohammerah and provincial governor of Khuzestan (1897-1925)
• Shahriar Shafiq -son of HIH Princess Ashraf Pahlavi.

Religion

• Ali al-Rida - eighth Imam
• Fātimah al-Ma'sūmah (sister of Ali al-Rida)
• Ahmad (son of Mūsā al-Kādhim)
• Muhammad (son of Mūsā al-Kādhim)
• Imamzadeh Ja'far-grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam, ‘Alī Zaynul ‘Ābidīn.
• Shah-Abdol-Azim fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī.
• Ibn Khuzaymah, Muslim scholar.
• Morteza Ansari, Shi'a marja.
• Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Shi'a marja.
• Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari, Shi'a marja.
• Abbas Almohri, Iranian scholar.
• Mohsen Araki, Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer, and politician.
• Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri, the author of the second authentic sahih collection of hadith in Sunni Islam, Sahih Muslim.

Film directors

• Shahriar Bahrani, Iranian film director.
• Ramin Bahrani, Iranian film director.

Sport

• Samad Marfavi, Iranian football coach, manager, and former player.
• Ali Mousavi, national football star
• Hossein Ka'abi, national football star
• Ali Badavi, Former national football star
• Jalal Kameli Mofrad, Former national football star
• Naeim Saadavi, Former national football star

See also

• Iranian Arabs
• List of people by nationality

Notes